Alma Highland Festival

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

Competition Info
Date
May 24, 2025
Location
Alma
Bands / Results
17 bands · 26 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2
3 bands 6 results
MSR
3 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 Great Lakes Pipe Band
Cleveland, Ohio
P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 1, E: 1
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 7.72 1535.79
2 Greater Midwest Pipe Band
Delafield, Wisconsin
P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 2, E: 2
88.89 88.89 77.78 88.89 88.89 86.11 2.39 1508.8
3 Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band
Lombard, Illinois
P1: 3, P2: 2
D: 3, E: 3
77.78 77.78 88.89 77.78 77.78 80.56 0.08 1503.49
Medley
3 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 Great Lakes Pipe Band
Cleveland, Ohio
P1: 3, P2: 1
D: 1, E: 1
100.0 77.78 100.0 100.0 100.0 94.44 5.49 1528.07
2 Greater Midwest Pipe Band
Delafield, Wisconsin
P1: 1, P2: 2
D: 2, E: 2
88.89 100.0 88.89 88.89 88.89 91.67 4.94 1506.41
3 Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band
Lombard, Illinois
P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 3, E: 3
77.78 88.89 77.78 77.78 77.78 80.56 0.09 1503.4
4
6 bands 12 results
MSR
6 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 Capital City Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4)
Columbus, Ohio
P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 2, E: 1
100.0 100.0 100.0 88.89 100.0 96.67 6.74 1519.95
2 87th Cleveland Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Brook Park, Ohio
P1: 3, P2: 4
D: 1, E: 2
88.89 77.78 66.67 100.0 88.89 83.89 1.49 1515.55
3 Michigan Scottish Pipes & Drums
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
P1: 4, P2: 5
D: 3, E: 3
77.78 66.67 55.56 77.78 77.78 69.44 -3.43 1497.11
4 Cabar Feidh Pipes & Drums
Royal Oak, Michigan
P1: 5, P2: 2
D: 4, E: 4
66.67 55.56 88.89 66.67 66.67 69.44 -3.19 1499.4
5 North Coast Pipe Band
Kent, Ohio
P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 5, E: 5
55.56 88.89 77.78 55.56 55.56 69.44 -2.65 1492.2
6 Caledonia Kilty Pipe Band
Mishawaka, Indiana
P1: 6, P2: 6
D: 6, E: 6
44.44 44.44 44.44 44.44 44.44 44.44 -9.16 1482.75
Medley
6 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 87th Cleveland Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Brook Park, Ohio
P1: 3, P2: 4
D: 2, E: 1
100.0 77.78 66.67 88.89 100.0 82.78 1.05 1514.06
2 Cabar Feidh Pipes & Drums
Royal Oak, Michigan
P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 3, E: 5
88.89 100.0 100.0 77.78 55.56 84.44 2.59 1502.59
3 Michigan Scottish Pipes & Drums
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
P1: 4, P2: 5
D: 1, E: 2
77.78 66.67 55.56 100.0 88.89 78.33 0.43 1500.53
4 Capital City Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4)
Columbus, Ohio
P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 4, E: 3
66.67 88.89 77.78 66.67 77.78 77.22 -1.34 1513.21
5 North Coast Pipe Band
Kent, Ohio
P1: 6, P2: 2
D: 6, E: 4
55.56 44.44 88.89 44.44 66.67 60.0 -5.15 1494.85
6 Caledonia Kilty Pipe Band
Mishawaka, Indiana
P1: 5, P2: 6
D: 5, E: 6
44.44 55.56 44.44 55.56 44.44 50.56 -8.09 1491.91
5
8 bands
March
8 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 Gael Force Pipe Band
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 1, E: 2
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 87.5 97.5 9.05 1509.05
2 87th Cleveland Pipe Band (Gr. 5)
Brook Park, Ohio
P1: 3, P2: 2
D: 2, E: 1
87.5 75.0 87.5 87.5 100.0 86.88 6.59 1510.77
3 Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
Traverse City, Michigan
P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 4, E: 4
75.0 87.5 75.0 62.5 62.5 71.88 3.33 1506.59
4 Chicago Highlanders Pipes & Drums
Long Grove, Illinois
P1: 6, P2: 6
D: 3, E: 3
62.5 37.5 37.5 75.0 75.0 56.25 0.0 1500.0
5 Capital City Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5)
Columbus, Ohio
P1: 4, P2: 4
D: 5, E: 5
50.0 62.5 62.5 50.0 50.0 56.25 -0.02 1500.7
6 Flint Scottish Pipe Band
Flint, Michigan
P1: 5, P2: 5
D: 7, E: 6
37.5 50.0 50.0 25.0 37.5 40.0 -3.32 1488.94
7 Grand Rapids & District Pipe Band
Grand Rapids, Michigan
P1: 7, P2: 7
D: 6, E: 7
25.0 25.0 25.0 37.5 25.0 28.75 -6.03 1493.97
8 White Pine Pipes & Drums
Midland, Michigan
P1: 8, P2: 8
D: 8, E: 8
12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 -9.6 1490.4
Score Statistics
Highest Delta
9.05
Lowest Delta
-9.60
Bands Scored
17
Grade Distribution
2 3 bands
3
4 6 bands
6
5 8 bands
8
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