Through the decade starting in 2010, just three different corps have walked away with the Best Color Guard Award, which is based on the color guard visual subcaption score earned at the DCI Open Class World Championship Finals.

 2010 | Spartans

"Fire Dance" — 3rd Place, 93.600
2010 Spartans

Caption Scores

Quarterfinals: 19.40 (1st)
Semifinals: 19.20 (1st)
Finals: 19.80 (1st)

Spartans logo 2011 | Spartans

"Midnight" | 4th Place, 91.500
2011 Spartans

Caption Scores

Finals: 19.20 (1st)

2012 | Spartans

"Renewal" | 4th Place, 91.150
2012 Spartans

Caption Scores

Prelims: 19.00 (1st)
Finals: 19.10 (1st)

 2013 | Vanguard Cadets

"The Art of War" | 1st Place, 96.150
2013 Vanguard Cadets

Caption Scores

Prelims: 18.90 (1st)
Finals: 19.20 (1st)

 2014 | Spartans

"Olympus" | 4th Place, 77.025
2014 Spartans

Caption Scores

Prelims: 16.40 (2nd)
Finals: 16.80 (1st)

 2015 | Vanguard Cadets

"On Cloud Nine" | 1st Place, 81.225
2015 Vanguard Cadets

Caption Scores

Prelims: 15.50 (2nd)
Finals: 16.00 (1st)

 2016 | Blue Devils B

"To The Moon" | 1st Place, 79.900
2016 Blue Devils B

Caption Scores

Prelims: 15.65 (1st)
Finals: 15.20 (1st)

 2017 | Vanguard Cadets

"In Pieces" | 1st Place, 80.725
2017 Vanguard Cadets

Caption Scores

Prelims: 16.10 (1st)
Finals: 16.40 (1st)

 2018 | Blue Devils B

"The Other Side" | 2nd Place, 79.600
2018 Blue Devils

Caption Scores

Prelims: 15.80 (2nd)
Finals: 16.40 (1st)

 2019 | Spartans

"Experiment X" | 1st Place, 81.050
2019 Spartans

Caption Scores

Prelims: 16.20 (1st)
Finals: 16.30 (1st)

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