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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Yorkshire Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Black Dyke	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	793.150
2	Brighouse and Rastrick	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	609.400
3	South Yorkshire Police	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	515.000
4	Barnsley Metropolitan	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	476.205
5	Hepworth	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	406.758
6	Oughtibridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	405.255
7	Hammonds	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	369.550
8	Unite the Union	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	356.563
9	Carlton Main Frickley Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	317.469
10	Queensbury Music Centre	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	312.188
11	Clifton and Lightcliffe	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	311.358
12	Friendly Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	301.321
13	Strata Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	283.301
14	Meltham and Meltham Mills	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	273.867
15	Emley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	269.544
16	BD1	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	269.540
17	Rothwell Temperance	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	263.053
18	Loxley Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	251.134
19	Kippax	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	235.522
20	Grimethorpe Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	231.273
21	Hebden Bridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	230.696
22	Wetherby and District Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	229.944
23	Hatfield and Askern Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	228.233
24	Marsden Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	227.750
25	Yorkshire Imperial	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	227.129
26	Knottingley Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	225.362
27	Old Silkstone	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	219.134
28	Horbury Victoria	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	213.895
29	Stannington	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	205.955
30	Thurcroft Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	180.998
31	Slaithwaite	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	176.000
32	Lindley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	172.900
33	Rockingham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	167.933
34	City of Bradford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	163.591
35	Wakefield Metropolitan	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	161.367
36	Dodworth Colliery MW	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	154.603
37	Dronfield	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	147.222
38	Crofton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	142.194
39	Huddersfield and Ripponden	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	139.696
40	Skelmanthorpe	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	C Championship	139.515
41	Elland Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	138.291
42	Garforth Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	129.222
43	Drighlington	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	126.883
44	Dinnington Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	124.857
45	Gawthorpe Brass 85	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	121.611
46	Lofthouse 2000	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	121.192
47	Hade Edge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	116.462
48	Barnsley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	108.533
49	Crookes Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	80.000
50	Chapeltown Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	2 Second	75.846
51	Linthwaite	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	73.000
52	Maltby Miners Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	3 Third	63.000
53	Deepcar Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	56.032
54	Tingley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	19.683
55	Clifton & Lightcliffe B	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	0.000
55	Armthorpe Elmfield	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	4 Fourth	0.000