Ulster Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

Competition Details Back to Rankings

Ranking Model: Elo-like (discipline-weighted). Event deltas are based on expected vs actual field outcomes.

Competition Info

Date

August 01, 2026

Location

Bangor

Bands / Results

34 bands · 51 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Ravara Pipe Band Ballygowan, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.4	1525.12

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Ravara Pipe Band Ballygowan, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.46	1517.72

2

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Manorcunningham Pipe Band Manorcunningham, Co. Donegal	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.83	100.0	98.75	5.07	1565.36
2	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	95.83	95.83	95.83	100.0	95.83	97.08	5.34	1503.01

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Manorcunningham Pipe Band Manorcunningham, Co. Donegal	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.2	1560.28
2	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	94.12	94.12	94.12	94.12	94.12	94.12	3.73	1497.67

3A

8 bands 16 results

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	91.67	100.0	91.67	100.0	95.42	3.83	1517.84
2	Matt Boyd Memorial Pipe Band Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone	P1: 1, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 2	95.83	100.0	87.5	95.83	95.83	94.79	2.72	1538.4
3	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	91.67	83.33	91.67	100.0	91.67	92.08	0.17	1564.23
4	Cloughfin Pipe Band Cloughfin, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 4	87.5	95.83	95.83	87.5	87.5	91.67	1.66	1493.93
5	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 5	83.33	79.17	83.33	75.0	83.33	79.79	-4.77	1459.66
6	Kildoag Pipe Band Kildoag, Londonderry	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 7	79.17	87.5	79.17	79.17	75.0	80.42	-4.55	1463.87
7	Syerla & District Pipe Band Syerla, Mid Ulster	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 6	75.0	70.83	70.83	83.33	79.17	76.25	-6.8	1479.21
8	Irvine Memorial Pipe Band Clabby, Co. Fermanagh	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 8, E: 8	70.83	75.0	75.0	70.83	70.83	72.92	-7.31	1433.19

Medley

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	94.12	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.53	6.49	1514.0
2	Cloughfin Pipe Band Cloughfin, Mid Ulster	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 8, E: 2	94.12	100.0	94.12	58.82	94.12	85.0	0.9	1492.27
3	Matt Boyd Memorial Pipe Band Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	88.24	88.24	88.24	88.24	82.35	87.06	-0.99	1535.69
4	Kildoag Pipe Band Kildoag, Londonderry	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 3	82.35	82.35	82.35	70.59	88.24	80.0	-1.94	1468.42
5	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	76.47	70.59	76.47	76.47	76.47	75.0	-3.93	1464.44
6	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 7	70.59	64.71	70.59	94.12	64.71	75.0	-6.42	1564.06
7	Irvine Memorial Pipe Band Clabby, Co. Fermanagh	P1: 5, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 6	64.71	76.47	58.82	64.71	70.59	67.35	-5.78	1440.5
8	Syerla & District Pipe Band Syerla, Mid Ulster	P1: 8, P2: 7 D: 4, E: 8	58.82	58.82	64.71	82.35	58.82	67.35	-6.8	1486.02

3B

6 bands 12 results

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.83	100.0	98.75	5.87	1537.66
2	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	95.83	95.83	95.83	87.5	95.83	93.33	3.3	1475.91
3	Upper Crossgare Pipe Band Upper Crossgare, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	87.5	90.83	0.12	1521.41
4	New Ross & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) New Ross, Co. Wexford	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 5	87.5	83.33	83.33	100.0	83.33	88.33	-0.09	1493.32
5	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 3	83.33	87.5	87.5	79.17	91.67	85.83	-1.37	1466.89
6	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	79.17	79.17	79.17	83.33	79.17	80.42	-4.01	1442.14

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Upper Crossgare Pipe Band Upper Crossgare, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.12	100.0	98.24	6.05	1521.29
2	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	94.12	94.12	94.12	100.0	94.12	95.88	4.01	1531.78
3	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	88.24	88.24	88.24	82.35	88.24	86.47	0.65	1472.61
4	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 4	82.35	82.35	82.35	70.59	82.35	78.82	-2.43	1468.26
5	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 5	76.47	76.47	70.59	88.24	76.47	78.53	-1.9	1446.15
6	New Ross & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) New Ross, Co. Wexford	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 6	70.59	70.59	76.47	76.47	70.59	73.82	-5.29	1493.41

4A

7 bands

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Moneygore Pipe Band Moneygore, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.31	1562.78
2	Gransha Pipe Band Gransha, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	4.12	1505.1
3	Ballybriest Pipe Band Ballybriest, Co. Londonderry	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	91.67	91.67	91.67	87.5	91.67	90.42	0.64	1494.84
4	Altnaveigh Memorial Pipe Band Altnaveigh, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 4	87.5	83.33	83.33	91.67	87.5	86.67	-2.31	1516.4
5	Marlacoo Pipe Band Marlacoo, Co. Armargh	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 7, E: 5	83.33	87.5	87.5	75.0	83.33	82.92	-2.79	1458.04
6	Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	79.17	75.0	79.17	83.33	79.17	79.38	-6.12	1496.13
7	Cottown Pipe Band Cottown, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	75.0	79.17	75.0	79.17	75.0	77.29	-6.43	1465.62

4B

10 bands

March

10 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Bready Ulster Scots Pipe Band Bready, Co. Tyrone	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	97.0	7.96	1541.84
2	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	90.0	70.0	80.0	100.0	90.0	85.5	4.43	1574.46
3	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	80.0	90.0	90.0	70.0	80.0	82.0	6.68	1477.63
4	Hollymount Pipe Band Hollymount, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	70.0	80.0	70.0	80.0	70.0	75.5	3.89	1520.94
5	J Forde Memorial Pipe Band The Birches, Co. Armagh	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 6	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	50.0	58.0	0.89	1493.92
6	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 9, E: 5	50.0	50.0	50.0	20.0	60.0	43.0	-2.23	1488.07
7	Kirkistown Pipe Band Kirkistown, Co. Down	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 6, E: 7	40.0	30.0	30.0	50.0	40.0	38.0	-2.51	1462.01
8	Letterkenny & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 10, E: 8	30.0	40.0	40.0	10.0	30.0	29.0	-5.23	1485.59
9	Dromara & District Pipe Band Dromara, Co Down	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 7, E: 9	20.0	10.0	10.0	40.0	20.0	21.0	-7.22	1492.78
10	Garvagh Pipe Band Garvagh, Co. Londonderry	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 10	10.0	20.0	20.0	30.0	10.0	21.0	-6.66	1474.84

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.96

Lowest Delta

-7.31

Bands Scored

34

Grade Distribution

1 1 band

2 2 bands

3A 8 bands

3B 6 bands

4A 7 bands

4B 10 bands

Scoring Explanation

PU (Placing Units): Base score from overall position
Q_P1/Q_P2: Qualified piping scores (Piping 1 & 2)
Q_D: Qualified drumming score
Q_E: Qualified ensemble score
Q: Overall qualified score (weighted average)

Delta: Rating change for this event
Rating: Elo-like rating after this event
Scores are calculated using current ranking parameters
Higher positions (1st, 2nd, etc.) generate higher scores
Piping, drumming, and ensemble outcomes drive rating changes