Band Rankings

Our rankings system reflects a band's recent form based on their results at the Regional Championships (Area contests) and the National Finals.

Each result from the past five years is converted into a points score using a formula that accounts for the band's placing and the number of competitors in their section. This ensures fairness across contests with different band counts.

Additional bonus points are awarded to bands that qualify for the National Finals and to those that gain promotion in any given year.

To reflect recent form more strongly, points are weighted by year using a decay system - a result from the most recent contest is worth more than the same result from five years ago.

To better reflect the increasing difficulty of higher sections, results are also weighted by a small section multiplier - for example, a Championship Section result scores slightly more than an equivalent result in the Fourth Section. This rewards bands for success at more competitive levels while still allowing comparison across all sections.

More info on how we calculate scores

How Points Are Awarded

A band that places 1st in an Area contest receives 100 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are scaled proportionally based on the number of bands in the section.
Bands that qualify for the National Finals receive a 15-point bonus.
Bands that gain promotion also receive a 15-point bonus.
At the National Finals, 1st place earns 125 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are similarly scaled by field size.
Each score is also multiplied by a small section factor: for example, 1.20 for Championship, 1.05 for Third, 1.00 for Fourth, etc. This rewards strong results at tougher levels.
Results are also subject to a decay multiplier, so that more recent results have more of an impact on the band's overall score than older results

How are ranking points calculated?

Each band’s contest result is converted into a score using the following formula:

(1 - ((placing - 1) / (competitors - 1))) × base points × section multiplier

This ensures that:

Placing 1st always gives the full base points
Placing last gives a score of 0
Other positions are evenly scaled in between

Why do we subtract 1?

We subtract 1 from both the placing and number of competitors to ensure consistent scaling across contests of different sizes. This way, the best possible result always equals the full score, and the worst equals zero.

1st of 10: (1 - (0 / 9)) × 100 = 100
10th of 10: (1 - (9 / 9)) × 100 = 0
5th of 10: (1 - (4 / 9)) × 100 ≈ 55.56

Result Decay Multipliers

Contest Age	Multiplier
Most recent contest	×1.0
1 contest ago	×0.8
2 contests ago	×0.6
3 contests ago	×0.4
4 contests ago	×0.2

Section Multipliers

Section	Multiplier
Championship	×1.20
First	×1.15
Second	×1.10
Third	×1.05
Fourth	×1.00

Scoring Examples

Below are examples showing how points are calculated using placing, number of bands, bonuses, section multiplier, and year-based decay:

🎯 Example 1: Area Contest

A band places 3rd out of 14 in the Area contest, 2 years ago, in the First Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((3 - 1) / (14 - 1))) × 100 = (1 - (2 / 13)) × 100 ≈ 84.62
Section multiplier (First Section) = ×1.15 → 84.62 × 1.15 ≈ 97.31
No finals qualification or promotion bonus
Decay multiplier = ×0.6
Final score = 97.31 × 0.6 = 58.39

🎯 Example 2: National Finals

A band qualifies for the Finals and places 5th out of 18, 1 year ago, in the Championship Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((5 - 1) / (18 - 1))) × 125 ≈ 96.32
Section multiplier (Championship) = ×1.20 → 96.32 × 1.20 = 115.58
Nationals bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×0.8
Final score = (115.58 + 15) × 0.8 = 104.46

🎯 Example 3: Promotion Bonus

A band finishes 2nd out of 10 at the Area contest this year in the Second Section and gains promotion.

Base Score = (1 - ((2 - 1) / (10 - 1))) × 100 = 88.89
Section multiplier (Second Section) = ×1.10 → 88.89 × 1.10 = 97.78
Promotion bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×1.0
Final score = (97.78 + 15) × 1.0 = 112.78

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Wales Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Tredegar	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	705.013
2	Cory	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	617.642
3	Ebbw Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	548.477
4	Parc and Dare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	403.291
5	Crosskeys Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	385.247
6	Abertillery Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	363.536
7	Holywell	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	354.243
8	Northop Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	331.173
9	Beaumaris	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	294.772
10	City of Wrexham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	282.434
11	Tylorstown	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	272.156
12	Seindorf Arian Deiniolen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	243.071
13	Melingriffith 2	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	239.667
14	Newport Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	230.387
15	Cwmtawe Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	207.755
16	Pontardulais	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	199.548
17	Usk	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	190.119
18	Penclawdd	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	187.592
19	Mid Rhondda	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	176.540
20	Markham and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	170.750
21	Royal Buckley Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	168.929
22	Ynyshir	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	168.000
23	Royal Oakeley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	164.294
24	City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	155.774
25	Goodwick Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	149.714
26	Newtown Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	143.000
27	BTM	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	140.540
28	Gwaun-cae-Gurwen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	140.000
29	Lewis Merthr	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	139.643
30	Tongwynlais Temperance	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	138.406
31	Crwbin Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	134.781
32	Llwydcoed	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	134.238
33	Briton Ferry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	132.000
34	Ammanford Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	124.143
35	Blaenavon Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	100.000
36	Abergavenny Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	99.067
37	Severn Tunnel	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	70.333
38	Burry Port Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	55.857
39	Oakdale Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	50.000
40	RAF St. Athan Voluntary	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	32.000
41	Rhyl	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	27.000
42	Cambrian Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	20.000
43	Taff Vale	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	18.469
44	Ogmore Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	5.000
45	Cwmbran	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
45	Buckley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
45	Newbridge Celynen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
45	Northop Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
45	Brass At Bont Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000