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	Cory	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	663.536
2	Tredegar	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	644.398
3	Parc and Dare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	501.007
4	Ebbw Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	467.069
5	Abertillery Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	351.202
6	Crosskeys Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	311.892
7	Holywell	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	309.088
8	Northop Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	293.265
9	Cwmtawe Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	275.551
10	Melingriffith 2	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	275.390
11	City of Wrexham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	255.947
12	Gwaun-cae-Gurwen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	255.000
13	Tylorstown	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	240.083
14	Markham and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	223.944
15	Seindorf Arian Deiniolen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	221.738
16	Beaumaris	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	211.284
17	Newport Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	211.210
18	Pontardulais	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	183.131
19	Royal Buckley Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	168.929
20	Ynyshir	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	168.000
21	Penclawdd	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	166.632
22	Usk	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	165.536
23	Mid Rhondda	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	156.217
24	Goodwick Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	149.714
25	Royal Oakeley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	149.529
26	City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	146.459
27	Newtown Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	140.000
28	Lewis Merthr	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	139.643
29	Briton Ferry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	132.000
30	BTM	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	131.345
31	Tongwynlais Temperance	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	129.090
32	Crwbin Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	127.141
33	Ammanford Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	124.143
34	Llwydcoed	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	106.571
35	Blaenavon Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	100.000
36	Abergavenny Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	94.450
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	24.000
42	Cambrian Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	20.000
43	Ogmore Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	5.000
44	Cwmbran	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
44	Buckley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
44	Newbridge Celynen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
44	Northop Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000
44	Brass At Bont Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000