Perth 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 09, 2026

Location

Perth

Bands / Results

39 bands · 43 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band Cardenden, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.1	1579.46
2	St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band Houston, Texas	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	3.87	1508.1
3	Hawthorn Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	-1.7	1551.75

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band Cardenden, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.99	1573.36
2	St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band Houston, Texas	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	4.21	1504.23
3	Hawthorn Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	-2.29	1553.45

2

9 bands

MSR

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	North Stratton Pipe Band Edmonton, Alberta	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.67	100.0	97.5	3.88	1567.01
2	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	95.83	2.39	1558.99
3	Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Wellington, North Island	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 1, E: 3	91.67	79.17	75.0	100.0	91.67	86.87	0.45	1444.22
4	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 7, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 4	87.5	75.0	91.67	83.33	87.5	84.17	-2.51	1443.67
5	Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 4B) Nelson, South Island	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 5	83.33	83.33	87.5	79.17	83.33	83.12	-4.69	1489.27
6	Mackenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Dundee, Angus	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 7	79.17	87.5	83.33	87.5	75.0	83.96	-3.02	1446.27
7	Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band Los Angeles, California	P1: 3, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 8	75.0	91.67	79.17	75.0	70.83	79.38	-5.34	1482.77
8	City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 9, E: 6	70.83	70.83	70.83	66.67	79.17	71.25	-6.46	1425.32
9	Peel Regional Police Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peel, Ontario	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 9	66.67	66.67	66.67	70.83	66.67	67.92	-9.38	1499.71

3

6 bands

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Greighlan Crossing Pipe Band Surrey, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.98	1606.56
2	Williamwood Pipe Band Williamwood, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	77.78	86.67	2.4	1530.25
3	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	88.89	80.0	2.5	1430.3
4	Royal Air Force of Oman Pipe Band Muscat	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 5	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	55.56	64.44	-6.0	1537.54
5	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 4	55.56	55.56	55.56	44.44	66.67	54.44	-6.19	1472.36
6	Stockbridge Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	44.44	44.44	44.44	55.56	44.44	47.78	-7.62	1470.72

4A

6 bands

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Sri Dasmesh Pipe Band Kuala Lumpur	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.16	1508.16
2	Kirkcaldy & District Pipe Band Kirkcaldy, Fife	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	95.83	91.67	91.67	87.5	95.83	91.25	-1.11	1530.17
3	Stuart Highlanders Pipe Band Boston, Massachusetts	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 3	91.67	95.83	95.83	79.17	91.67	90.0	-0.07	1503.23
4	87th Cleveland Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Brook Park, Ohio	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 4	87.5	87.5	79.17	95.83	87.5	87.92	-2.45	1519.88
5	Kinross & District Pipe Band Kinross, Perth & Kinross	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	83.33	83.33	87.5	83.33	83.33	84.38	-4.01	1483.61
6	Perth & District Pipe Band Perth, Perthshire	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 6	79.17	79.17	83.33	91.67	79.17	83.96	-3.04	1457.45

4B

6 bands

March

6 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: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	90.0	95.0	5.37	1543.54
2	Stockbridge Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	90.0	80.0	80.0	100.0	80.0	86.0	3.34	1481.72
3	City of Brechin Pipe Band Brechin, Angus	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 1	80.0	70.0	70.0	80.0	100.0	79.0	-1.36	1533.47
4	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 5	70.0	90.0	90.0	60.0	60.0	75.0	-1.65	1503.98
5	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	60.0	60.0	60.0	70.0	70.0	65.0	-4.94	1468.49
6	Alyth & District Pipe Band Alyth, Perth & Kinross	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 6	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-8.13	1447.36

Novice Juvenile A

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	95.83	100.0	95.83	100.0	97.71	5.71	1511.1
2	High School of Dundee Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Dundee, Angus	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	95.83	100.0	95.83	100.0	95.83	98.13	5.14	1545.69
3	George Heriot's School Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	0.17	1487.71

Novice Juvenile B

4 bands

March

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Melbourne Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	97.0	6.71	1528.85
2	St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe Band Houston, Texas	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	90.0	93.0	4.96	1528.3
3	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	-1.65	1557.33
4	High School of Dundee Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Dundee, Angus	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	-2.66	1448.14

Juvenile

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. Juvenile) Christchurch, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	95.83	95.83	100.0	100.0	97.92	5.81	1515.11
2	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	95.83	100.0	100.0	95.83	95.83	97.92	3.5	1595.62
3	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	91.67	-1.43	1542.4

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.16

Lowest Delta

-9.38

Bands Scored

39

Grade Distribution

1 3 bands

2 9 bands

3 6 bands

4A 6 bands

4B 6 bands

Novice Juvenile A 3 bands

Novice Juvenile B 4 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