Mid-Ulster 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 06, 2026

Location

Cookstown

Bands / Results

34 bands · 44 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

1 band

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	8.1	1524.01

2

7 bands

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
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	8.86	1536.38
2	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	71.43	85.71	85.71	82.14	5.84	1502.66
3	Matt Boyd Memorial Pipe Band Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	71.43	85.71	71.43	71.43	75.0	3.42	1525.89
4	Kildoag Pipe Band Kildoag, Londonderry	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	57.14	57.14	57.14	42.86	42.86	50.0	-0.56	1471.18
5	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 4	42.86	42.86	28.57	14.29	57.14	33.57	-6.74	1543.34
6	Cloughfin Pipe Band Cloughfin, Mid Ulster	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 7	28.57	28.57	42.86	57.14	14.29	37.86	-3.29	1468.84
7	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 6	14.29	14.29	14.29	28.57	28.57	21.43	-7.53	1482.09

3A

12 bands

MSR

12 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: 4 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	100.0	97.5	6.25	1532.13
2	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	96.67	96.67	100.0	96.67	96.67	97.5	5.59	1548.93
3	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	93.33	93.33	93.33	90.0	93.33	92.33	4.08	1488.93
4	Cloughfin Pipe Band Cloughfin, Mid Ulster	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 4	90.0	90.0	96.67	86.67	90.0	90.67	3.54	1472.39
5	Kildoag Pipe Band Kildoag, Londonderry	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 5	86.67	86.67	86.67	80.0	86.67	84.67	-0.1	1471.08
6	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 3, E: 7	83.33	80.0	80.0	93.33	80.0	84.0	-0.8	1481.29
7	Irvine Memorial Pipe Band Clabby, Co. Fermanagh	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 10, E: 9	80.0	83.33	83.33	70.0	73.33	77.33	-3.61	1453.7
8	Syerla & District Pipe Band Syerla, Mid Ulster	P1: 10, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 6	76.67	70.0	76.67	76.67	83.33	76.33	-6.15	1514.97
9	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 9, P2: 12 D: 6, E: 10	73.33	73.33	63.33	83.33	70.0	73.17	2.32	1501.89
10	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 8, P2: 9 D: 11, E: 12	70.0	76.67	73.33	66.67	63.33	70.17	0.95	1470.28
11	New Ross & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) New Ross, Co. Wexford	P1: 12, P2: 10 D: 12, E: 8	66.67	63.33	70.0	63.33	76.67	67.67	3.79	1488.28
12	Drumlough Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 9, E: 11	63.33	66.67	66.67	73.33	66.67	68.67	-8.71	1498.78

3B

8 bands

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Black Raven Pipe Band Lusk, Co. Dublin	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	96.67	96.67	93.33	100.0	96.33	4.22	1571.33
2	Upper Crossgare Pipe Band Upper Crossgare, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 7, E: 2	96.67	100.0	100.0	80.0	96.67	93.33	3.85	1523.62
3	New Ross & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) New Ross, Co. Wexford	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	93.33	90.0	93.33	96.67	86.67	92.17	3.79	1488.28
4	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 1, E: 3	90.0	83.33	83.33	100.0	93.33	90.33	2.32	1501.89
5	Drumlough Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Drumlough, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 6	86.67	86.67	86.67	90.0	83.33	87.0	0.22	1509.19
6	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 7	83.33	93.33	90.0	83.33	80.0	86.83	0.95	1470.28
7	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 4	80.0	80.0	80.0	86.67	90.0	84.0	-0.27	1462.91
8	Graham Memorial Clontibret Pipe Band Clontibret, Co. Monaghan	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 8	76.67	76.67	76.67	76.67	76.67	76.67	-4.42	1466.03

4A

9 bands

MSR

9 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	7.77	1535.27
2	Ballybriest Pipe Band Ballybriest, Co. Londonderry	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 2	96.67	96.67	96.67	86.67	96.67	93.67	4.43	1505.07
3	Cottown Pipe Band Cottown, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 4	93.33	86.67	93.33	96.67	90.0	92.0	3.93	1487.21
4	Letterkenny & District Pipe Band Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 3	90.0	93.33	90.0	76.67	93.33	87.5	0.36	1514.99
5	Altnaveigh Memorial Pipe Band Altnaveigh, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 5	86.67	90.0	83.33	90.0	86.67	87.67	0.72	1506.17
6	Marlacoo Pipe Band Marlacoo, Co. Armargh	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 7	83.33	83.33	86.67	83.33	80.0	83.5	-1.4	1491.05
7	Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry	P1: 9, P2: 8 D: 3, E: 9	80.0	73.33	76.67	93.33	73.33	80.17	-4.51	1533.12
8	Hollymount Pipe Band Hollymount, Co. Down	P1: 8, P2: 7 D: 9, E: 6	76.67	76.67	80.0	73.33	83.33	77.83	-4.82	1492.73
9	Graham Memorial Clontibret Pipe Band Clontibret, Co. Monaghan	P1: 7, P2: 9 D: 7, E: 8	73.33	80.0	73.33	80.0	76.67	77.67	-4.42	1466.03

4B

7 bands

March

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	71.43	85.71	100.0	85.71	86.43	5.04	1551.09
2	Hollymount Pipe Band Hollymount, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	85.71	100.0	100.0	71.43	71.43	85.71	6.64	1497.55
3	Bready Ulster Scots Pipe Band Bready, Co. Tyrone	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 1	71.43	57.14	28.57	85.71	100.0	67.14	1.66	1518.28
4	J Forde Memorial Pipe Band The Birches, Co. Armagh	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 5	57.14	85.71	71.43	57.14	42.86	65.0	2.0	1492.83
5	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	42.86	28.57	42.86	42.86	57.14	42.14	-2.44	1467.35
6	Raphoe Ulster Scots Pipe Band Raphoe, Co. Donegal	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 6	28.57	42.86	57.14	28.57	28.57	39.29	-3.54	1480.66
7	Garvagh Pipe Band Garvagh, Co. Londonderry	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	-9.35	1481.43

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.86

Lowest Delta

-9.35

Bands Scored

34

Grade Distribution

1 1 band

2 7 bands

3A 12 bands

3B 8 bands

4A 9 bands

4B 7 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