All-Ireland Pipe Band & Drum Major Championship

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 05, 2025

Location

Londonderry

Bands / Results

44 bands · 49 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band Lisburn, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	13.1	1535.13
2	St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band Dublin, Co. Dublin	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	7.38	1515.7
3	Closkelt Pipe Band Closkelt, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	87.5	87.5	87.5	81.25	87.5	85.62	-0.62	1507.58
4	Ravara Pipe Band Ballygowan, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	81.25	81.25	81.25	87.5	81.25	83.12	-3.19	1513.97

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band Lisburn, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	13.56	1522.02
2	St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band Dublin, Co. Dublin	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	94.44	94.44	94.44	94.44	94.44	94.44	8.32	1508.32
3	Closkelt Pipe Band Closkelt, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	88.89	88.89	88.89	83.33	88.89	87.22	0.61	1508.2
4	Ravara Pipe Band Ballygowan, Co. Down	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	83.33	83.33	83.33	88.89	83.33	85.0	-2.22	1517.16

2

3 bands

MSR

3 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: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.75	100.0	98.12	11.43	1528.48
2	St. Joseph's Clondalkin Pipe Band Clondalkin, Co. Dublin	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	87.5	93.75	91.88	5.47	1513.44
3	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	87.5	87.5	87.5	100.0	87.5	91.25	4.51	1519.02

3A

9 bands

Medley

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Irvine Memorial Pipe Band Clabby, Co. Fermanagh	P1: 1, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	77.78	94.44	100.0	92.78	8.72	1470.35
2	Matt Boyd Memorial Pipe Band Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	94.44	94.44	88.89	88.89	83.33	89.17	2.55	1510.88
3	Cloughfin Pipe Band Cloughfin, Mid Ulster	P1: 5, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	88.89	77.78	94.44	83.33	88.89	85.83	0.27	1490.7
4	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 8	83.33	83.33	100.0	77.78	61.11	81.39	-3.42	1517.36
5	Clogher & District Pipe Band Clogher, Co. Tyrone	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 2	77.78	72.22	66.67	66.67	94.44	73.61	-7.91	1494.81
6	McNeillstown Pipe Band Portglenone, Co. Antrim	P1: 7, P2: 8 D: 1, E: 6	72.22	66.67	61.11	100.0	72.22	76.39	-4.07	1485.65
7	Kildoag Pipe Band Kildoag, Londonderry	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 7	66.67	88.89	83.33	61.11	66.67	74.72	-5.87	1474.27
8	Cullybackey Pipe Band Cullybackey, Co. Antrim	P1: 8, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 5	61.11	61.11	72.22	72.22	77.78	70.56	-10.59	1483.45
9	Uddingston Strathclyde Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Uddingston, South Lanarkshire	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 9	55.56	55.56	55.56	55.56	55.56	55.56	-16.5	1490.63

3B

5 bands

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Syerla & District Pipe Band Syerla, Mid Ulster	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	14.66	1500.44
2	Drumlough Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Hillsborough, Co. Down	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	94.44	88.89	88.89	94.44	94.44	91.67	5.85	1498.57
3	Upper Crossgare Pipe Band Upper Crossgare, Co. Down	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	88.89	94.44	94.44	88.89	88.89	91.67	4.91	1517.05
4	William Kerr Memorial Pipe Band Mid Ulster	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	83.33	83.33	77.78	83.33	83.33	81.94	-3.21	1477.43
5	Ballyboley Pipe Band Ballyboley, Co. Antrim	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	77.78	77.78	83.33	77.78	77.78	79.17	-5.67	1477.18

4A

8 bands 9 results

MSR

8 bands 9 results

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: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	93.75	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.44	11.55	1532.57
2	Altnaveigh Memorial Pipe Band Altnaveigh, Co. Down	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 7, E: 4	93.75	100.0	93.75	62.5	81.25	83.44	1.2	1502.87
3	Thiepval Memorial Pipe Band Thiepval	P1: 6, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	87.5	68.75	87.5	93.75	75.0	82.19	-1.89	1514.87
4	Raphoe Ulster Scots Pipe Band Raphoe, Co. Donegal	P1: 4, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 3	81.25	81.25	56.25	75.0	87.5	74.38	-8.41	1490.74
5	Moneygore Pipe Band Moneygore, Co. Down	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 7	75.0	75.0	75.0	81.25	62.5	74.38	-6.68	1485.94
6	Raphoe Ulster Scots Pipe Band Raphoe, Co. Donegal	P1: 9, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 2	68.75	50.0	62.5	68.75	93.75	67.5	-8.41	1490.74
7	Cullen Pipe Band Cullen, Co. Cork	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 9, E: 9	62.5	87.5	81.25	50.0	50.0	67.19	-8.57	1493.13
8	New Ross & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) New Ross, Co. Wexford	P1: 7, P2: 9 D: 3, E: 8	56.25	62.5	50.0	87.5	56.25	65.62	-8.15	1473.03
9	Cottown Pipe Band Cottown, Co. Down	P1: 8, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 6	50.0	56.25	68.75	56.25	68.75	61.88	-11.39	1483.72

4B

15 bands

March

15 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Carrigaline Pipe Band Carrigaline, Co. Cork	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	86.67	86.67	100.0	100.0	93.33	13.08	1529.08
2	Youghal Pipe Band Youghal, Co. Cork	P1: 7, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	93.33	60.0	93.33	93.33	86.67	83.67	10.54	1510.86
3	Riverside Alliance Pipe Band Antwerp, Flanders	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 7, E: 5	86.67	100.0	100.0	60.0	73.33	82.67	9.05	1532.55
4	Letterkenny & District Pipe Band Letterkenny, Co. Donegal	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 9, E: 2	80.0	93.33	80.0	46.67	93.33	76.0	8.49	1496.97
5	City of Limerick Pipe Band Limerick, Munster	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 8, E: 4	73.33	73.33	73.33	53.33	80.0	68.67	5.41	1505.41
6	Bready Ulster Scots Pipe Band Bready, Co. Tyrone	P1: 4, P2: 7 D: 3, E: 8	66.67	80.0	60.0	86.67	53.33	71.67	5.58	1523.05
7	Queen Elizabeth Pipe Band Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry	P1: 6, P2: 9 D: 5, E: 7	60.0	66.67	46.67	73.33	60.0	62.33	2.46	1518.15
8	Down Academy Pipe Band Downpatrick, Co. Down	P1: 9, P2: 12 D: 4, E: 10	53.33	46.67	26.67	80.0	40.0	50.33	-0.78	1497.17
9	Tullylagan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Tullylagan, Mid Ulster	P1: 10, P2: 6 D: 11, E: 9	46.67	40.0	66.67	33.33	46.67	46.0	-3.05	1510.84
10	Hollymount Pipe Band Hollymount, Co. Down	P1: 8, P2: 10 D: 14, E: 6	40.0	53.33	40.0	13.33	66.67	40.67	-3.89	1490.03
11	Clonoe Independent Pipe Band Clonoe, Co. Tyrone	P1: 11, P2: 14 D: 6, E: 12	33.33	33.33	13.33	66.67	26.67	37.0	-4.97	1485.3
12	Major Sinclair Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Ballyclare, Co. Antrim	P1: 13, P2: 8 D: 13, E: 11	26.67	20.0	53.33	20.0	33.33	31.0	-6.8	1478.88
13	McDonald Memorial Pipe Band Dromore, Co. Down	P1: 12, P2: 13 D: 10, E: 14	20.0	26.67	20.0	40.0	13.33	26.33	-9.61	1500.65
14	Raffrey Pipe Band Saintfield, Co. Down	P1: 14, P2: 11 D: 12, E: 13	13.33	13.33	33.33	26.67	20.0	23.67	-9.65	1482.85
15	Middletown Pipe Band Middletown, Connecticut	P1: 15, P2: 15 D: 15, E: 15	6.67	6.67	6.67	6.67	6.67	6.67	-15.85	1484.15

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

14.66

Lowest Delta

-16.50

Bands Scored

44

Grade Distribution

1 4 bands

2 3 bands

3A 9 bands

3B 5 bands

4A 8 bands

4B 15 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