Loon Mountain Highland Games

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

Competition Details Back to Rankings

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

Competition Info

Date

September 21, 2025

Location

Bands / Results

19 bands · 24 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

4

8 bands 13 results

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Suffolk County Police Officer's Emerald Society Pipe Band Suffolk County, New York	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	94.0	6.87	1553.67
2	Glengarry Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Glengarry, Ontario	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	100.0	80.0	86.0	6.0	1522.09
3	Manchester Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Manchester, Connecticut	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	60.0	20.0	40.0	60.0	60.0	45.0	-3.43	1500.69
4	Oran Mor Pipe Band Albany, New York	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 4	40.0	40.0	60.0	20.0	40.0	39.0	-4.47	1488.16
5	Columcille School of Piping & Drumming Pipe Band Kearny, New Jersey	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 5	20.0	60.0	20.0	40.0	20.0	36.0	-4.97	1481.03

Medley

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Suffolk County Police Officer's Emerald Society Pipe Band Suffolk County, New York	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	97.5	7.82	1546.8
2	Glengarry Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Glengarry, Ontario	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	87.5	75.0	87.5	75.0	100.0	83.12	5.56	1516.09
3	Manchester Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Manchester, Connecticut	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 3	75.0	87.5	75.0	50.0	75.0	70.62	3.12	1504.12
4	Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) East Greenwich, Rhode Island	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	62.5	62.5	37.5	87.5	37.5	58.75	1.18	1480.98
5	Colum Cille Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Cape Cod, Massachusetts	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 5	50.0	50.0	50.0	37.5	50.0	46.25	-1.96	1490.36
6	Catamount Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Montpelier, Vermont	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 4	37.5	37.5	62.5	12.5	62.5	41.25	-2.82	1482.05
7	Columcille School of Piping & Drumming Pipe Band Kearny, New Jersey	P1: 8, P2: 7 D: 4, E: 7	25.0	12.5	25.0	62.5	25.0	33.12	-4.79	1485.99
8	Oran Mor Pipe Band Albany, New York	P1: 7, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 8	12.5	25.0	12.5	25.0	12.5	19.38	-8.12	1492.63

5

11 bands

March

11 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Philadelphia & District Pipe Band Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.18	1522.49
2	Celtic Circle Pipe Band Hermitage, Pennsylvania	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	72.73	90.91	90.91	90.91	86.36	6.88	1500.98
3	Claddagh Pipe Band Passaic County, New Jersey	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	81.82	90.91	81.82	81.82	81.82	84.09	5.82	1518.98
4	Rhode Island Professional Firefighters Pipe Band Providence, Rhode Island	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 5	72.73	81.82	72.73	54.55	63.64	67.73	2.91	1498.3
5	New Hampshire Police Association Pipe Band Manchester, New Hampshire	P1: 5, P2: 10 D: 4, E: 6	63.64	63.64	18.18	72.73	54.55	53.18	-0.77	1514.47
6	Maryland Youth Pipe Band Montgomery County, Maryland	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 9	54.55	54.55	45.45	63.64	27.27	49.55	-0.31	1474.46
7	Columbia & District Pipe Band Buroson, New Jersey	P1: 10, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 4	45.45	18.18	27.27	36.36	72.73	36.82	-3.76	1496.24
8	Massachusetts State Police Pipes and Drums -	P1: 9, P2: 5 D: 10, E: 7	36.36	27.27	63.64	18.18	45.45	37.27	-3.67	1496.33
9	Pipes & Drums of the Corps of Cadets West Point, New York	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 8	27.27	36.36	36.36	45.45	36.36	39.09	-2.9	1484.67
10	Clann Eireann Pipe Band Kings County, New York	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 9, E: 10	18.18	45.45	54.55	27.27	18.18	36.82	-3.76	1496.24
11	US Corps of Cadets P & D -	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 11, E: 11	9.09	9.09	9.09	9.09	9.09	9.09	-9.62	1490.38

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.18

Lowest Delta

-9.62

Bands Scored

19

Grade Distribution

4 8 bands

5 11 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