Top contests in 2016
Here is a list of the top contests of 2016, measured in terms of 'strength of field' (using the BrassStats rankings system). All ranking contests are categorised in accordance with the quality (and to an extent, quantity) of the bands taking part, with each contest allocated a category from 1 (weakest) to 20 (strongest).
There were 88 so-called 'ranking' contests in 2016 and this is the top-20: