The 2017 games took place on 15 July.  Overall champion in the open piping competitions was Sandy Cameron, Roy Bridge.  It was a family success all round for the Camerons, as younger brother Finlay Cameron took the Under 18 overall champion trophy.

Full results are available here >>>
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Overall Champion Sandy Cameron receives the open piobaireachd, overall champion trophies and winner's banner from Inverness Provost Helen Carmichael
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Finlay Cameron with the under 18 overall champion's trophy
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Sandy Cameron, Overall Champion and Charles Macdonald, open MSR winner, entertain the crowds following the competitions.

Important information

The Junior Piping Competitions consist of :
  1. under 15 Competition - competitors play one 4-part 2/4 March of their own choice in front of an adjudicator.
  2. under 18 Competition - competitors play for the adjudicator a four part 2/4 March, four part Strathspey & four part Reel set of their own choice with no breaks between tunes (straight through). This judged as one competition.
  3. A Piobaireachd competition whereby competitors submit one Piobaireachd of their own choice to be played in front of an adjudicator.
The Senior Piping Competitions consist of :
  1. March, Strathspey & Reel Competition whereby competitiors submit for selection by the adjudicators three Marches, three Strathspeys and one Reel.  The chosen set is played straight through.  This is judged as one competition.
  2. Piobaireachd Competition whereby competitors submit three Piobaireachd for selection by the adjudicators.
  3. Hornpipe & Jig Competition in which competitors play to the adjudicators their own choice of tunes, one of each.  This is judged as one competition.