At the 2023 World Solo Drumming Prize Giving it was announced that from the 2024 Solo Drumming Season, a new RSPBA Adult Solo Snare Drumming Champion of Champions Title was approved by the RSPBA Board of Directors.
The recipient of the RSPBA Champion of Champions Title will be the Adult Snare Drummer with the highest points total accumulated over the 8 Championship Circuit Competitions approved by the RSPBA Board of Directors. Competitors are encouraged to enter multiple Championship events throughout the season. Points will be maintained on a published league table via the RSPBA Website, with points available from 1st to 6th at all Circuit contests, for example 6 points for 1st Place, 1 point for 6th place etc.
At each of these events the agreed number of players will also be offered a Semi-final place at the RSPBA World Solo Drumming Competition 2024. In the event of an eligible player having previously secured a WSD semi-final place at an earlier Championship Circuit Event, this place will be offered to the next player in the compiled result who have not already secured a place.
The RSPBA World Solo Drumming Incorporating the RSPBA Champion of Champions and RSPBA World Solo Drumming Championship Circuit Format Guide to how these events will be held is available via the following link – WSD-Circuit-Format-Guide-V3.0-2024.pdf (rspba.org)
The Championships in the 2024 circuit are
- 17/2/24 – RSPBA Intercontinental Solo Drumming Championship hosted by the EUSPBA
- 30/3/24 – RSPBA Scottish Solo Drumming Championship currently hosted by the L&B Branch RSPBA
- 20/4/24 – RSPBA European Solo Drumming Championship currently hosted by the DPA Branch RSPBA
- 15/6/24 – RSPBA Pacific Rim Solo Drumming Championship currently hosted by the BCPA
- 29/6/24 – RSPBA Oceania Solo Drumming Championship currently hosted by the RNZPBA
- 12/8/24 – RSPBA British Solo Drumming Championship currently hosted by the GWoS Branch RSPBA
- 07/9/24 – RSPBA UK Solo Drumming Championship currently hosted by the NI Branch RSPBA
- 19/10/24 – RSPBA World Solo Drumming Championship hosted by the RSPBA

The link to the 2024 Champion of Champions Table is now available via the following link – Champion of Champions – RSPBA
Paul McAndrew
RSPBA Director to RSPBA Music Board