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	717.584
2	Cory	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	602.784
3	Ebbw Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	547.929
4	Crosskeys Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	392.569
5	Holywell	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	379.243
6	Northop Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	350.887
7	Parc and Dare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	346.338
8	Abertillery Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	341.056
9	Beaumaris	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	317.772
10	City of Wrexham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	309.434
11	Seindorf Arian Deiniolen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	279.095
12	Usk	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	267.190
13	Tylorstown	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	259.322
14	Penclawdd	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	230.162
15	BTM	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	214.730
16	Newport Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	206.029
17	Mid Rhondda	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	193.943
18	Crwbin Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	193.170
19	Royal Buckley Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	191.583
20	Melingriffith 2	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	187.750
21	Llwydcoed	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	181.095
22	Goodwick Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	180.714
23	Cwmtawe Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	175.505
24	Lewis Merthr	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	172.500
25	Tongwynlais Temperance	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	154.977
26	Pontardulais	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	151.667
27	City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	142.060
28	Abergavenny Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	137.075
29	Newtown Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	133.375
30	Ammanford Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	127.417
31	Ynyshir	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	124.500
32	Royal Oakeley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	118.580
33	Briton Ferry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	113.625
34	Markham and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	97.361
35	Severn Tunnel	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	75.000
36	Burry Port Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	72.286
37	Gwaun-cae-Gurwen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	70.250
38	RAF St. Athan Voluntary	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	61.000
39	Blaenavon Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	50.000
40	Rhyl	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	45.000
41	Oakdale Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	28.571
42	Taff Vale	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	18.469
43	Ogmore Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	12.857
44	Cwmbran	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000