Queensland Pipe Band Championships / Tartan Spectacular

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

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Ranking Model: Elo-like (discipline-weighted). Event deltas are based on expected vs actual field outcomes.

Competition Info

Date

June 07, 2026

Location

Brisbane Boys’ College, Toowong

Bands / Results

17 bands · 41 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	92.31	100.0	100.0	98.08	6.56	1588.24
2	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	92.31	92.31	100.0	92.31	92.31	94.23	3.97	1542.83

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	94.74	94.74	100.0	97.11	4.44	1581.69
2	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	94.74	94.74	100.0	100.0	94.74	97.63	7.38	1538.86

3

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	84.62	100.0	95.38	6.27	1561.96
2	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	92.31	76.92	92.31	100.0	92.31	90.77	2.36	1522.39
3	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	84.62	92.31	84.62	92.31	84.62	88.85	-0.96	1529.6
4	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	76.92	84.62	76.92	76.92	76.92	78.85	-7.84	1496.26

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	94.74	94.74	94.74	100.0	95.79	4.86	1530.56
2	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	94.74	100.0	100.0	89.47	89.47	94.74	3.53	1555.69
3	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 4	89.47	89.47	89.47	100.0	84.21	91.58	0.53	1520.03
4	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 2	84.21	84.21	84.21	84.21	94.74	86.32	-4.73	1504.1

4A

6 bands 12 results

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Australian Federal Police Pipes & Drums Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	92.31	100.0	100.0	98.08	8.16	1556.82
2	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 3	92.31	92.31	100.0	69.23	84.62	85.77	0.23	1490.5
3	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	84.62	69.23	76.92	84.62	92.31	80.38	-3.64	1459.33
4	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	76.92	76.92	84.62	92.31	69.23	81.92	-7.84	1496.26
5	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 4	69.23	84.62	61.54	76.92	76.92	75.0	-6.53	1447.05
6	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	61.54	61.54	69.23	61.54	61.54	63.46	-13.81	1473.12

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Australian Federal Police Pipes & Drums Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	94.74	94.74	100.0	100.0	97.37	6.47	1548.66
2	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	94.74	89.47	89.47	94.74	94.74	92.11	-4.73	1504.1
3	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 5	89.47	100.0	100.0	84.21	78.95	91.05	2.4	1490.27
4	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	84.21	84.21	84.21	89.47	84.21	85.79	-4.13	1462.98
5	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 3	78.95	78.95	78.95	73.68	89.47	79.47	-10.5	1486.93
6	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	73.68	73.68	73.68	78.95	73.68	75.26	-12.38	1453.58

4B

6 bands 12 results

March

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	77.78	66.67	100.0	84.44	4.38	1499.15
2	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 5	88.89	77.78	88.89	100.0	55.56	82.78	1.77	1457.93
3	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 6, E: 3	77.78	88.89	100.0	44.44	77.78	76.11	-1.68	1467.1
4	Wynnum RSL Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	66.67	66.67	66.67	77.78	88.89	74.44	-4.5	1466.64
5	Scots PGC Pipes & Drums Warwick, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	55.56	55.56	44.44	88.89	44.44	60.56	-10.88	1491.05
6	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	44.44	44.44	55.56	55.56	66.67	55.0	-8.57	1396.72

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 1	100.0	94.74	94.74	73.68	100.0	89.47	0.26	1499.41
2	Wynnum RSL Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	94.74	89.47	84.21	89.47	94.74	89.21	-0.23	1466.41
3	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 6	89.47	100.0	100.0	84.21	73.68	90.0	-4.13	1462.98
4	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	84.21	84.21	89.47	94.74	78.95	87.63	1.65	1398.38
5	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 4	78.95	78.95	78.95	100.0	84.21	86.32	-1.42	1456.52
6	Scots PGC Pipes & Drums Warwick, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 3	73.68	73.68	73.68	78.95	89.47	78.42	-10.91	1480.15

5

1 band

March

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.38	1499.15

Novice Juvenile A

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.27	1561.96

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.53	1555.69

Novice Juvenile B

2 bands

March

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.38	1499.15
2	Wynnum RSL Juvenile Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	0.61	1504.58

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.16

Lowest Delta

-13.81

Bands Scored

17

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 4 bands

4A 6 bands

4B 6 bands

5 1 band

Novice Juvenile A 1 band

Novice Juvenile B 2 bands

Scoring Explanation

PU (Placing Units): Base score from overall position
Q_P1/Q_P2: Qualified piping scores (Piping 1 & 2)
Q_D: Qualified drumming score
Q_E: Qualified ensemble score
Q: Overall qualified score (weighted average)

Delta: Rating change for this event
Rating: Elo-like rating after this event
Scores are calculated using current ranking parameters
Higher positions (1st, 2nd, etc.) generate higher scores
Piping, drumming, and ensemble outcomes drive rating changes