Antrim & Newtownabbey 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

July 18, 2026

Location

Antrim

Bands / Results

15 bands · 19 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

1 band

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	1499.44

3A

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.06	1507.5
2	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	92.31	84.62	84.62	92.31	92.31	88.46	1.3	1502.84
3	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	84.62	92.31	92.31	84.62	84.62	88.46	0.19	1527.76

3B

6 bands

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	New Ross & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) New Ross, Co. Wexford	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	84.62	84.62	100.0	100.0	92.31	3.38	1498.68
2	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	1.3	1502.84
3	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 3	84.62	100.0	100.0	76.92	84.62	90.0	0.19	1527.76
4	Upper Crossgare Pipe Band Upper Crossgare, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	76.92	76.92	76.92	69.23	76.92	74.62	-6.94	1515.22
5	Gransha Pipe Band Gransha, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 5	69.23	61.54	61.54	84.62	69.23	70.0	-6.86	1501.53
6	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	61.54	69.23	69.23	61.54	61.54	65.38	-8.13	1470.68

4A

4 bands

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Ballybriest Pipe Band Ballybriest, Co. Londonderry	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	92.31	92.31	100.0	95.77	5.74	1494.2
2	Gransha Pipe Band Gransha, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	92.31	84.62	84.62	100.0	92.31	90.77	-6.86	1501.53
3	Letterkenny & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 3	84.62	92.31	100.0	76.92	84.62	88.08	1.37	1483.57
4	Cottown Pipe Band Cottown, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	76.92	76.92	76.92	84.62	76.92	79.23	-3.64	1472.04

4B

5 bands

March

5 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: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	80.0	80.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	6.69	1533.96
2	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	80.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	5.42	1570.1
3	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	60.0	60.0	60.0	40.0	60.0	54.0	-0.71	1490.41
4	Down Academy Pipe Band Downpatrick, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	40.0	40.0	40.0	60.0	40.0	46.0	-2.24	1477.41
5	Letterkenny & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-9.17	1490.83

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.06

Lowest Delta

-9.17

Bands Scored

15

Grade Distribution

2 1 band

3A 3 bands

3B 6 bands

4A 4 bands

4B 5 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