All-Ireland Pipe Band & Drum Major Championship

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

July 04, 2026

Location

Lucan

Bands / Results

41 bands · 45 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band Dublin, Co. Dublin	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	96.43	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.11	9.97	1587.05
2	Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band Lisburn, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	96.43	100.0	96.43	96.43	96.43	97.32	5.97	1619.65
3	Ravara Pipe Band Ballygowan, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	92.86	92.86	92.86	92.86	92.86	92.86	4.43	1522.46

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band Dublin, Co. Dublin	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	85.71	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.43	9.29	1577.07
2	Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band Lisburn, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	100.0	85.71	85.71	85.71	89.29	1.65	1613.68
3	Ravara Pipe Band Ballygowan, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	-7.11	1518.03

2

4 bands

Medley

4 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: 3, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	71.43	85.71	88.57	4.66	1549.19
2	City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Dunedin, Florida	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	85.71	57.14	85.71	100.0	100.0	85.71	3.85	1535.94
3	St. Joseph's Clondalkin Pipe Band Clondalkin, Co. Dublin	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	71.43	71.43	57.14	85.71	71.43	72.14	-4.96	1502.15
4	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	57.14	85.71	71.43	57.14	57.14	67.86	-7.37	1497.37

3A

8 bands

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	96.43	100.0	100.0	99.11	10.93	1567.24
2	Cloughfin Pipe Band Cloughfin, Mid Ulster	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 2	96.43	96.43	100.0	85.71	96.43	94.11	8.27	1491.36
3	Kildoag Pipe Band Kildoag, Londonderry	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 5	92.86	92.86	92.86	92.86	85.71	91.43	5.38	1470.36
4	Matt Boyd Memorial Pipe Band Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 3	89.29	82.14	82.14	96.43	92.86	88.57	-0.69	1536.66
5	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	85.71	89.29	85.71	89.29	89.29	88.39	0.28	1499.44
6	Irvine Memorial Pipe Band Clabby, Co. Fermanagh	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 6	82.14	85.71	89.29	75.0	82.14	82.68	-2.9	1446.27
7	Syerla & District Pipe Band Syerla, Mid Ulster	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 8	78.57	78.57	78.57	82.14	75.0	78.93	-9.15	1492.8
8	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 7	75.0	75.0	75.0	78.57	78.57	76.79	-10.0	1468.35

3B

7 bands

MSR

7 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: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.3	1585.15
2	Drumlough Pipe Band Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	96.43	96.43	96.43	96.43	96.43	96.43	9.15	1527.57
3	Down Pipes and Drums Ballynahinch, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 3	92.86	85.71	85.71	92.86	92.86	89.29	1.42	1501.54
4	New Ross & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) New Ross, Co. Wexford	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 6, E: 4	89.29	92.86	92.86	82.14	89.29	88.93	1.36	1495.3
5	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 5	85.71	89.29	89.29	89.29	85.71	88.57	1.82	1471.95
6	Upper Crossgare Pipe Band Upper Crossgare, Co. Down	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	82.14	82.14	82.14	85.71	82.14	83.21	-6.26	1522.16
7	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	-7.46	1448.03

4A

10 bands

MSR

10 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Carrigaline Pipe Band Carrigaline, Co. Cork	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	96.43	100.0	100.0	99.11	11.49	1555.68
2	Moneygore Pipe Band Moneygore, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	96.43	92.86	92.86	96.43	92.86	93.93	4.47	1551.87
3	Cullen Pipe Band Cullen, Co. Cork	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 4	92.86	96.43	100.0	85.71	89.29	92.68	6.01	1499.3
4	Gransha Pipe Band Gransha, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 2	89.29	89.29	89.29	89.29	96.43	90.71	2.64	1508.39
5	Altnaveigh Memorial Pipe Band Altnaveigh, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 5	85.71	85.71	85.71	92.86	85.71	87.86	-0.68	1511.29
6	Ballybriest Pipe Band Ballybriest, Co. Londonderry	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 6	82.14	82.14	82.14	75.0	82.14	80.0	-7.76	1488.46
7	Letterkenny & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	-9.13	1482.2
8	Youghal Pipe Band Youghal, Co. Cork	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 9, E: 8	75.0	75.0	75.0	71.43	75.0	73.93	-14.08	1508.09
9	Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 6, E: 10	71.43	71.43	71.43	82.14	67.86	73.93	-12.73	1502.22
10	Marlacoo Pipe Band Marlacoo, Co. Armargh	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 10, E: 9	67.86	67.86	67.86	67.86	71.43	68.57	-14.05	1460.83

4B

10 bands

March

10 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Hollymount Pipe Band Hollymount, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	94.0	13.74	1517.03
2	Bready Ulster Scots Pipe Band Bready, Co. Tyrone	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	70.0	90.0	84.0	9.45	1527.26
3	City of Limerick Pipe Band Limerick, Munster	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	80.0	70.0	80.0	100.0	80.0	83.5	9.48	1523.19
4	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	70.0	80.0	70.0	90.0	70.0	78.5	5.41	1564.68
5	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	3.47	1470.92
6	Achill Pipe Band Achill, Co. Mayo	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 6	50.0	40.0	50.0	40.0	50.0	44.5	-3.69	1496.31
7	Gorey Pipe Band Gorey, Co. Wexford	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	40.0	50.0	40.0	50.0	40.0	45.5	-2.26	1476.56
8	Irish Pipers Band of San Fransisco (Gr. 4) San Francisco, California	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 8	30.0	20.0	20.0	30.0	30.0	25.0	-9.68	1471.73
9	Letterkenny & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 9, E: 9	20.0	30.0	30.0	20.0	20.0	25.0	-10.73	1491.32
10	Joseph Forde Memorial Pipe Band The Birches, Co. Armagh	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 10, E: 10	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	-15.2	1469.9

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

13.74

Lowest Delta

-15.20

Bands Scored

41

Grade Distribution

1 3 bands

2 4 bands

3A 8 bands

3B 7 bands

4A 10 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