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	754.890
2	Tredegar	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	733.987
3	Ebbw Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	501.337
4	Crosskeys Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	465.924
5	Beaumaris	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	424.849
6	Northop Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	393.374
7	Holywell	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	312.647
8	Usk	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	299.406
9	Abertillery Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	295.389
10	Penclawdd	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	251.122
11	Newport Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	233.059
12	BTM	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	223.925
13	Parc and Dare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	210.286
14	Tylorstown	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	209.842
15	Llwydcoed	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	208.762
16	Cwmtawe Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	205.603
17	Goodwick Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	204.798
18	Crwbin Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	200.811
19	Royal Buckley Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	194.583
20	Mid Rhondda	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	187.976
21	Melingriffith 2	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	187.750
22	City of Wrexham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	177.000
23	Lewis Merthr	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	172.500
24	Seindorf Arian Deiniolen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	172.429
25	Pontardulais	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	168.083
26	Tongwynlais Temperance	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	164.293
27	City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	C Championship	151.376
28	Abergavenny Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	141.693
29	Newtown Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	136.375
30	Royal Oakeley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	133.345
31	Ammanford Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	127.417
32	Ynyshir	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	124.500
33	Briton Ferry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	113.625
34	Markham and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	97.361
35	Burry Port Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	82.952
36	Severn Tunnel	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	75.000
37	Gwaun-cae-Gurwen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	73.250
38	Taff Vale	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	2 Second	64.643
39	RAF St. Athan Voluntary	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	3 Third	61.000
40	Blaenavon Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	50.000
41	Rhyl	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	48.000
42	Oakdale Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	28.571
43	Ogmore Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	12.857
44	Cwmbran	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	4 Fourth	0.000