Pitlochry 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 13, 2025

Location

Pitlochry

Bands / Results

12 bands · 17 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	BurntIsland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) BurntIsland, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.13	1530.64
2	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	-2.12	1436.44

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	BurntIsland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) BurntIsland, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.68	1524.5
2	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-7.68	1438.56

3

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	BurntIsland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) BurntIsland, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.13	1530.64
2	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	-2.12	1436.44
3	Perth & District Pipe Band Perth, Perthshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	0.64	1467.89

4A

2 bands

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Vale of Atholl Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Atholl, Perthshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	85.71	85.71	100.0	100.0	92.86	0.24	1526.95
2	Perth & District Pipe Band Perth, Perthshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	100.0	100.0	85.71	85.71	92.86	0.64	1467.89

4B

8 bands

March

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Barrhead & District Pipe Band Barrhead, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	87.5	87.5	87.5	100.0	90.0	6.15	1540.96
2	City of Brechin Pipe Band Brechin, Angus	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 2	87.5	100.0	100.0	75.0	87.5	90.0	7.14	1510.41
3	BurntIsland & District Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) BurntIsland, Fife	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 5	75.0	75.0	75.0	100.0	50.0	77.5	4.58	1501.99
4	Northern Constabulary Pipe Band Inverness, Inverness-shire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	1.2	1501.2
5	Dunnottar Pipes & Drums Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 3	50.0	37.5	37.5	50.0	75.0	48.75	-1.61	1491.98
6	Tynecastle Youth Community Pipe Band Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	37.5	50.0	50.0	37.5	37.5	43.75	-2.23	1476.09
7	Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 8	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	12.5	22.5	-6.35	1454.82
8	Alyth & District Pipe Band Alyth, Perth & Kinross	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 7	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	25.0	15.0	-8.87	1480.2

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.68

Lowest Delta

-8.87

Bands Scored

12

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 3 bands

4A 2 bands

4B 8 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