Lisburn & Castlereagh Championships

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

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

Competition Info

Date

June 20, 2026

Location

Moira Demesne, Moira

Bands / Results

24 bands · 31 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

1 band

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	7.8	1525.15

2

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.67	1504.74
2	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	81.82	90.91	88.18	3.7	1499.16
3	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	81.82	84.55	2.76	1478.35

3A

8 bands

Medley

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Matt Boyd Memorial Pipe Band Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.75	100.0	98.12	6.45	1537.35
2	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	100.0	93.75	95.62	6.39	1495.46
3	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	3.36	1475.58
4	Syerla & District Pipe Band Syerla, Mid Ulster	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	81.25	75.0	81.25	81.25	81.25	79.69	-0.73	1501.95
5	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 5	75.0	81.25	75.0	68.75	75.0	74.69	-2.87	1518.42
6	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 7	68.75	62.5	62.5	75.0	62.5	66.25	-6.1	1500.12
7	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 8	62.5	68.75	68.75	56.25	56.25	62.5	-6.65	1470.12
8	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 6	56.25	56.25	56.25	62.5	68.75	60.62	-7.35	1455.49

3B

7 bands

Medley

7 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: 2 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	93.75	87.5	100.0	94.69	5.1	1528.42
2	Moneygore Pipe Band Moneygore, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 2	93.75	93.75	100.0	81.25	93.75	91.56	3.18	1544.11
3	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	87.5	87.5	87.5	93.75	87.5	89.38	-2.87	1518.42
4	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 5	81.25	81.25	81.25	100.0	75.0	85.62	-6.1	1500.12
5	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	75.0	68.75	75.0	75.0	81.25	74.69	-6.65	1470.12
6	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 7	68.75	75.0	68.75	62.5	62.5	67.19	-7.35	1455.49
7	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 6	62.5	62.5	62.5	68.75	68.75	65.62	-5.96	1478.81

4A

8 bands

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Gransha Pipe Band Gransha, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	81.82	100.0	100.0	93.18	5.67	1505.75
2	Moneygore Pipe Band Moneygore, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 2	90.91	100.0	100.0	72.73	90.91	90.0	3.29	1547.4
3	Altnaveigh Memorial Pipe Band Altnaveigh, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	81.82	81.82	90.91	81.82	81.82	84.09	1.52	1511.97
4	Ballybriest Pipe Band Ballybriest, Co. Londonderry	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	72.73	72.73	72.73	63.64	72.73	70.0	-2.54	1496.21
5	Marlacoo Pipe Band Marlacoo, Co. Armargh	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 5	63.64	54.55	63.64	54.55	63.64	58.64	-4.35	1474.88
6	Cottown Pipe Band Cottown, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 6	54.55	63.64	54.55	45.45	54.55	54.09	-5.37	1475.67
7	Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 2, E: 8	45.45	36.36	36.36	90.91	36.36	52.73	-6.0	1514.95
8	Graham Memorial Clontibret Pipe Band Clontibret, Co. Monaghan	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 8, E: 7	36.36	45.45	45.45	36.36	45.45	42.73	-7.35	1459.89

4B

4 bands

March

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Oran Mor Pipe Band Albany, New York	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	10.32	1510.32
2	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	75.0	75.0	50.0	75.0	75.0	68.75	0.16	1559.27
3	Bready Ulster Scots Pipe Band Bready, Co. Tyrone	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	50.0	50.0	75.0	50.0	50.0	56.25	-1.59	1517.82
4	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	-8.88	1491.12

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

10.32

Lowest Delta

-8.88

Bands Scored

24

Grade Distribution

1 1 band

2 3 bands

3A 8 bands

3B 7 bands

4A 8 bands

4B 4 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