Bridge of Allan Highland Games

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

August 02, 2026

Location

Bridge of Allan

Bands / Results

20 bands · 31 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

2 bands

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	85.71	85.71	100.0	85.71	90.0	4.1	1465.14
2	Coalburn I.O.R. Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Coalburn, South Lanarkshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	85.71	100.0	100.0	85.71	100.0	95.71	6.55	1471.1

2

7 bands

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	93.75	93.75	87.5	100.0	93.12	5.8	1470.94
2	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. Juvenile) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	93.75	87.5	87.5	100.0	87.5	91.25	4.76	1655.06
3	Livingston Caledonia Pipe Band Livingston, West Lothian	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 2	87.5	75.0	75.0	93.75	93.75	84.38	-0.46	1529.7
4	Coalburn I.O.R. Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Coalburn, South Lanarkshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 7, E: 5	81.25	100.0	100.0	62.5	75.0	83.75	1.79	1472.89
5	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. Juvenile) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	75.0	81.25	81.25	81.25	81.25	81.25	3.33	1554.36
6	Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band Muscat	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 7	68.75	68.75	68.75	75.0	62.5	69.38	-5.82	1467.52
7	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 6	62.5	62.5	62.5	68.75	68.75	65.62	-7.52	1478.55

3

5 bands

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Livingston Caledonia Pipe Band Livingston, West Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.59	1530.15
2	Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band Muscat	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	71.43	71.43	85.71	85.71	78.57	-0.63	1473.34
3	Camelon & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Camelon, Falkirk	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 4	71.43	85.71	85.71	57.14	57.14	71.43	-1.35	1445.22
4	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 3	57.14	42.86	42.86	71.43	71.43	57.14	-6.84	1486.07
5	Strathendrick Pipe Band Association Strathendrick, Stirlingshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	42.86	57.14	57.14	42.86	42.86	50.0	-8.42	1483.81

4A

6 bands

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.4	1592.12
2	Royal Air Force of Oman Pipe Band Muscat	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	75.0	87.5	93.75	93.75	87.5	0.77	1538.17
3	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 4A) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 3	87.5	87.5	75.0	87.5	87.5	84.38	0.84	1468.4
4	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 5	81.25	93.75	93.75	75.0	75.0	84.38	1.44	1464.48
5	Falkirk Schools Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Falkirk, Falkirk	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 4	75.0	68.75	68.75	81.25	81.25	75.0	-3.3	1457.58
6	Strathendrick Pipe Band Association Strathendrick, Stirlingshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 6	68.75	81.25	81.25	68.75	68.75	75.0	-3.94	1479.87

4B

8 bands

March

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Royal Air Force of Oman Pipe Band Muscat	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	75.0	75.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	5.39	1537.4
2	Stirling & District Schools Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Stirling, Stirlingshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	5.76	1525.94
3	Coalburn I.O.R. Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Coalburn, South Lanarkshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 3	75.0	100.0	100.0	50.0	75.0	80.0	4.74	1504.74
4	Queensferry Pipes & Drums Queensferry, Lothian	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	1.1	1494.68
5	Tynecastle Youth Community Pipe Band Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	50.0	50.0	50.0	37.5	37.5	43.75	-1.54	1444.82
6	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 3, E: 5	37.5	12.5	12.5	75.0	50.0	38.75	-4.22	1492.91
7	Falkirk Schools Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Falkirk, Falkirk	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 8	25.0	37.5	37.5	12.5	12.5	25.0	-5.89	1448.0
8	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	12.5	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	-5.34	1430.88

Juvenile

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. Juvenile) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.76	1655.06
2	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. Juvenile) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	3.33	1554.36
3	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	6.4	1592.12

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.59

Lowest Delta

-8.42

Bands Scored

20

Grade Distribution

1 2 bands

2 7 bands

3 5 bands

4A 6 bands

4B 8 bands

Juvenile 3 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