Stone 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

October 18, 2025

Location

Bands / Results

18 bands · 23 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

3 bands 5 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Atlanta Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Atlanta, Georgia	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	83.33	100.0	100.0	95.83	5.0	1532.6
2	Chattanooga Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Chattanooga, Tennessee	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	83.33	83.33	100.0	83.33	83.33	87.5	1.58	1516.32
3	Nassau County Firefighters Pipes & Drums Nassau County, New York	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	-7.29	1485.46

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Atlanta Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Atlanta, Georgia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.85	1527.6
2	Chattanooga Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Chattanooga, Tennessee	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	-2.63	1514.73

4

4 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Atlanta Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Atlanta, Georgia	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	83.33	83.33	100.0	90.83	3.58	1504.42
2	Jersey Devil Pipe Band Pine Barrens, New Jersey	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 3	83.33	83.33	100.0	100.0	66.67	89.17	2.59	1510.13
3	Knoxville Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Knoxville, Tennessee	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	83.33	70.0	-5.47	1478.71

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Dunedin, Florida	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.92	1525.72
2	Atlanta Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Atlanta, Georgia	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	60.0	80.0	74.0	-4.37	1500.84
3	Knoxville Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Knoxville, Tennessee	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	60.0	60.0	60.0	80.0	60.0	66.0	-6.76	1484.18

5

12 bands

March

12 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Harvey E. Ritch Memorial Pipe Band -	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	91.67	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.92	8.69	1525.77
2	Sutherland Pipe Band Newtown, Massachusetts	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 7, E: 2	91.67	100.0	91.67	50.0	91.67	81.25	5.39	1516.06
3	Baton Rouge Caledonian P & D Pipe Band Baton Rouge, Louisiana	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	83.33	75.0	75.0	91.67	83.33	81.67	5.8	1505.8
4	SA Scots Pipe Band Laurinburg, North Carolina	P1: 8, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 4	75.0	41.67	58.33	83.33	75.0	65.0	2.24	1504.29
5	Jersey Devil Pipe Band Pine Barrens, New Jersey	P1: 5, P2: 7 D: 4, E: 6	66.67	66.67	50.0	75.0	58.33	63.33	1.78	1507.54
6	Nashville Pipes & Drums Nashville, Tennessee	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 12	58.33	83.33	83.33	66.67	8.33	63.33	1.73	1509.12
7	Alabama Pipes & Drums Birmingham, Alabama	P1: 7, P2: 5 D: 11, E: 5	50.0	50.0	66.67	16.67	66.67	47.5	-1.34	1497.99
8	Jamestown Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Jamestown, North Carolina	P1: 6, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 8	41.67	58.33	33.33	41.67	41.67	43.75	-2.07	1495.5
9	Chesapeake Caledonian Pipes & Drums Baltimore, Maryland	P1: 12, P2: 10 D: 6, E: 7	33.33	8.33	25.0	58.33	50.0	35.83	-3.81	1496.3
10	Kentucky United Pipes & Drums Lexington, Kentucky	P1: 10, P2: 11 D: 10, E: 9	25.0	25.0	16.67	25.0	33.33	24.58	-6.03	1489.63
11	Laurel Highlanders Pipe Band West Moreland, Pennsylvania	P1: 9, P2: 8 D: 12, E: 11	16.67	33.33	41.67	8.33	16.67	24.58	-5.53	1473.4
12	Knoxville Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Knoxville, Tennessee	P1: 11, P2: 12 D: 9, E: 10	8.33	16.67	8.33	33.33	25.0	21.25	-6.85	1492.89

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.69

Lowest Delta

-7.29

Bands Scored

18

Grade Distribution

3 3 bands

4 4 bands

5 12 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