After the Semifinals wrapped up on Friday, August 9 the competitive races between corps are tightening and spreads are thinning.

The Blue Devils are leading as they continued to impress the judges with their 2014 program 'Felliniesque', capturing yet another first-place finish with a score of 98.950 and sweeping the overall captions.

The record high score at the DCI World Championship Finals was set at 99.150 by the Cavaliers in 2002 and was tied in 2005 by the Cadets. Many are already speculating if we may just be looking at a new record holder if the Devils can find it in them to jump two tenths of a point overnight.

The Cadets are going into the Finals in second place (96.700) while the Bluecoats (3rd, 96.550) are sitting just fifteen hundredths of a point behind the Allentown corps. This marks the closest the race has been between the two competitors all season. The Bluecoats were second in overall general effect and tied the Cadets for second place in overall music.

Santa Clara Vanguard (4th, 95.650) once again had the top percussion score of the evening with a 19.5, and although the Bluecoats are nipping at their heels, Vanguard’s percussion arranger and caption head Paul Rennick has faith in the members to pull off one more high score tomorrow.

Carolina Crown took home fifth place with a score of 95.300, the Cavaliers received sixth with a score of 93.275, and the Blue Knights followed in seventh with a 91.825.

Phantom Regiment members (8th) came into tonight's competition with a score of 91.550.

The Crossmen (12th, 85.450) from San Antonio in Texas snuck into the Top 12 Crossmen just barely made their way into the Finals: the corps received a one-point penalty Friday night that according to contest director Tony DiCarlo was assessed to the corps for a warm-up violation.

Tomorrow, the twelve highest scoring corps will perform one last time during the Finals as the 2014 DCI Tour comes to a close.