Heart o’ Down 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

August 22, 2026

Location

Newcastle

Bands / Results

25 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	7.6	1507.99

2

2 bands

Medley

2 bands

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	2.43	1525.43
2	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	8.2	1457.95

3A

6 bands

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.75	98.75	8.2	1457.95
2	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 1	93.75	87.5	87.5	93.75	100.0	91.88	2.43	1525.43
3	Syerla & District Pipe Band Syerla, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 4	87.5	93.75	93.75	87.5	81.25	89.38	2.06	1466.18
4	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 3	81.25	81.25	81.25	75.0	87.5	80.62	3.54	1552.88
5	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 5	75.0	68.75	68.75	81.25	75.0	73.75	-4.08	1496.88
6	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	68.75	75.0	75.0	68.75	68.75	71.88	-4.1	1473.29

3B

7 bands

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	93.75	93.75	100.0	100.0	96.88	3.54	1552.88
2	Upper Crossgare Pipe Band Upper Crossgare, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 2	93.75	100.0	100.0	87.5	93.75	95.0	3.84	1523.62
3	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 3	87.5	75.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	77.5	-4.1	1473.29
4	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 4	81.25	68.75	68.75	93.75	81.25	78.75	-4.08	1496.88
5	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 7, E: 5	75.0	87.5	87.5	62.5	75.0	77.5	-2.89	1459.95
6	Moneygore Pipe Band Moneygore, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 6	68.75	81.25	81.25	81.25	68.75	78.75	-5.95	1574.59
7	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	62.5	62.5	62.5	68.75	62.5	64.38	-7.22	1427.84

4A

6 bands

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Gransha Pipe Band Gransha, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.33	100.0	95.0	8.26	1520.19
2	Ballybriest Pipe Band Ballybriest, Co. Londonderry	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	83.33	66.67	83.33	66.67	83.33	74.17	3.99	1499.76
3	Moneygore Pipe Band Moneygore, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 4	66.67	83.33	66.67	100.0	50.0	77.5	2.2	1576.79
4	Altnaveigh Memorial Pipe Band Altnaveigh, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	66.67	53.33	-1.42	1512.95
5	Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 6	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	16.67	30.0	-5.72	1476.03
6	Graham Memorial Clontibret Pipe Band Clontibret, Co. Monaghan	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 5	16.67	16.67	16.67	16.67	33.33	20.0	-7.32	1452.58

4B

9 bands

March

9 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: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.93	1557.59
2	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	88.89	88.89	88.89	77.78	88.89	85.56	3.96	1582.35
3	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	77.78	77.78	77.78	88.89	77.78	81.11	6.05	1483.68
4	Down Academy Pipe Band Downpatrick, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	2.94	1480.37
5	Dromara & District Pipe Band Dromara, Co Down	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 5	55.56	55.56	44.44	44.44	55.56	49.44	-1.09	1486.18
6	Cleland Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Cleland, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 6	44.44	44.44	55.56	33.33	44.44	43.89	-2.25	1483.97
7	Joseph Forde Memorial Pipe Band The Birches, Co. Armagh	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 7	33.33	33.33	33.33	55.56	33.33	40.0	-2.59	1467.31
8	Kirkistown Pipe Band Kirkistown, Co. Down	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 8	22.22	22.22	22.22	22.22	22.22	22.22	-5.97	1448.62
9	Garvagh Pipe Band Garvagh, Co. Londonderry	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 9	11.11	11.11	11.11	11.11	11.11	11.11	-8.98	1465.86

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.26

Lowest Delta

-8.98

Bands Scored

25

Grade Distribution

1 1 band

2 2 bands

3A 6 bands

3B 7 bands

4A 6 bands

4B 9 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