New Zealand Pipe Band Championships

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

March 21, 2026

Location

Taranaki

Bands / Results

52 bands · 97 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	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 1) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.57	1581.86
2	Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 1) Aukland, North Island	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	97.67	95.35	97.67	97.67	95.35	96.63	8.26	1530.44
3	Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 1) Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	95.35	97.67	95.35	95.35	97.67	96.4	6.76	1553.17

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 1) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	12.12	1570.28
2	Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 1) Aukland, North Island	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	97.67	95.35	95.35	97.67	97.67	96.51	8.47	1522.18
3	Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 1) Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	95.35	97.67	97.67	95.35	95.35	96.51	7.28	1546.41

2

7 bands 14 results

MSR

7 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. 2) Christchurch, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	12.35	1565.57
2	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	97.67	97.67	97.67	97.67	95.35	97.21	8.86	1538.68
3	Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 2) Nelson, South Island	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	95.35	93.02	93.02	95.35	97.67	94.65	4.28	1546.52
4	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	93.02	95.35	95.35	93.02	93.02	94.19	3.87	1538.68
5	New Zealand Police Pipe Band Porirua, North Island	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 5	90.7	90.7	88.37	90.7	90.7	90.12	-0.91	1517.82
6	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 7	88.37	88.37	90.7	86.05	86.05	87.79	-4.23	1520.43
7	City of Tauranga Pipe Band Tauranga	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 6	86.05	86.05	86.05	88.37	88.37	87.21	-4.4	1507.58

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.67	99.53	13.29	1529.82
2	St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 2) Christchurch, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 5	97.67	97.67	97.67	95.35	90.7	95.58	5.59	1553.22
3	Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 2) Nelson, South Island	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 7	95.35	95.35	95.35	97.67	86.05	94.19	4.05	1542.23
4	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 1	93.02	88.37	93.02	93.02	100.0	93.26	2.97	1534.82
5	New Zealand Police Pipe Band Porirua, North Island	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 4	90.7	93.02	88.37	88.37	93.02	90.47	-0.47	1518.73
6	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 6	88.37	90.7	90.7	90.7	88.37	90.23	-1.08	1524.66
7	City of Tauranga Pipe Band Tauranga	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 3	86.05	86.05	86.05	86.05	95.35	87.91	-3.58	1511.98

3

8 bands 16 results

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Metro Scottish Pipe Band Christchurch, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	97.67	97.67	100.0	97.67	98.37	9.86	1559.32
2	Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band Hamilton, North Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	97.67	100.0	100.0	97.67	95.35	98.37	10.43	1547.44
3	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 1	95.35	95.35	95.35	95.35	100.0	96.28	4.34	1600.01
4	Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Aukland, North Island	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	93.02	93.02	90.7	90.7	93.02	91.74	1.55	1513.41
5	Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Wellington	P1: 5, P2: 7 D: 4, E: 7	90.7	90.7	86.05	93.02	86.05	89.3	-0.97	1496.33
6	Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 6	88.37	88.37	93.02	83.72	88.37	88.14	-2.18	1490.73
7	Hawke's Bay Caledonian Pipe Band Hastings, North Island	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 8	86.05	86.05	88.37	88.37	83.72	86.86	-3.54	1481.9
8	Scottish Society of New Zealand Pipe Band Christchurch, South Island	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 5	83.72	83.72	83.72	86.05	90.7	85.81	-4.77	1479.92

Medley

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	10.91	1595.67
2	Hamilton Caledonian Pipe Band Hamilton, North Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 5	97.67	97.67	97.67	97.67	90.7	96.28	7.58	1537.01
3	Metro Scottish Pipe Band Christchurch, South Island	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	95.35	95.35	95.35	95.35	97.67	95.81	5.94	1549.46
4	Auckland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Aukland, North Island	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 7, E: 4	93.02	93.02	93.02	86.05	93.02	90.93	0.5	1511.86
5	Scottish Society of New Zealand Pipe Band Christchurch, South Island	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 3	90.7	90.7	88.37	88.37	95.35	90.35	1.12	1484.68
6	Hawke's Bay Caledonian Pipe Band Hastings, North Island	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 8	88.37	88.37	90.7	90.7	83.72	88.72	-1.16	1485.45
7	Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Wellington	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 4, E: 7	86.05	86.05	86.05	93.02	86.05	88.14	-2.62	1497.3
8	Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 6	83.72	83.72	83.72	83.72	88.37	84.65	-6.88	1492.9

4A

11 bands 22 results

MSR

11 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	City of Rotorua Highland Pipe Band Rotorua, North Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.35	99.07	11.6	1548.01
2	St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 4A) Christchurch, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 5	97.67	97.67	95.35	93.02	90.7	94.3	4.44	1534.3
3	Papakura Pipe Band Papakura, Auckland	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 4	95.35	93.02	97.67	90.7	93.02	93.49	5.19	1494.1
4	Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 7	93.02	95.35	93.02	88.37	86.05	90.81	1.09	1498.77
5	Edmonton & District Pipe Band Edmonton, Alberta	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 2, E: 1	90.7	81.4	81.4	97.67	100.0	90.0	0.63	1515.01
6	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 5, P2: 7 D: 8, E: 8	88.37	90.7	86.05	83.72	83.72	86.05	-6.52	1522.33
7	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 9, E: 6	86.05	86.05	88.37	81.4	88.37	85.7	-6.29	1513.48
8	Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Wellington	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 3, E: 10	83.72	83.72	83.72	95.35	79.07	86.28	-3.04	1473.29
9	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Gore, South Island	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 7, E: 2	81.4	79.07	79.07	86.05	97.67	84.88	-6.08	1514.11
10	City of Wellington Pipe Band Wellington, North Island	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 10, E: 9	79.07	88.37	90.7	79.07	81.4	84.77	-4.98	1476.95
11	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 11, E: 11	76.74	76.74	76.74	76.74	76.74	76.74	-12.39	1474.81

Medley

11 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	City of Rotorua Highland Pipe Band Rotorua, North Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.67	99.53	12.97	1536.41
2	St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 4A) Christchurch, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 4	97.67	97.67	97.67	95.35	93.02	96.05	7.37	1529.86
3	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Gore, South Island	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 9	95.35	95.35	95.35	93.02	81.4	91.86	1.89	1520.19
4	Papakura Pipe Band Papakura, Auckland	P1: 9, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 1	93.02	81.4	88.37	90.7	100.0	89.65	0.67	1488.91
5	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 5	90.7	93.02	90.7	86.05	90.7	89.88	-1.32	1519.77
6	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 6, P2: 8 D: 2, E: 7	88.37	88.37	83.72	97.67	86.05	89.53	-1.79	1528.85
7	Edmonton & District Pipe Band Edmonton, Alberta	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 3	86.05	86.05	86.05	88.37	95.35	88.6	-2.74	1514.38
8	Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 9, E: 6	83.72	90.7	93.02	81.4	88.37	88.02	-2.32	1497.68
9	Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Wellington	P1: 8, P2: 10 D: 8, E: 8	81.4	83.72	79.07	83.72	83.72	82.56	-8.16	1476.33
10	City of Wellington Pipe Band Wellington, North Island	P1: 10, P2: 9 D: 10, E: 10	79.07	79.07	81.4	79.07	79.07	79.65	-10.74	1481.93
11	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 11, E: 11	76.74	76.74	76.74	76.74	76.74	76.74	-12.99	1487.2

4B

14 bands 28 results

MSR

14 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	13.68	1538.16
2	Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 4B) Nelson, South Island	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 4	97.67	95.35	97.67	97.67	93.02	96.16	9.36	1493.49
3	Marlborough Pipe Band Blenheim, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	95.35	97.67	93.02	95.35	95.35	95.35	7.09	1511.57
4	South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band Canterbury, South Island	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 2	93.02	93.02	95.35	90.7	97.67	93.84	4.41	1520.61
5	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 11	90.7	88.37	90.7	88.37	76.74	86.63	-3.42	1490.71
6	Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band Feilding, North Island	P1: 5, P2: 8 D: 13, E: 5	88.37	90.7	83.72	72.09	90.7	83.37	-4.78	1465.82
7	Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Wellington	P1: 10, P2: 11 D: 4, E: 8	86.05	79.07	76.74	93.02	83.72	83.6	-4.16	1443.36
8	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Gore, South Island	P1: 7, P2: 12 D: 9, E: 6	83.72	86.05	74.42	81.4	88.37	82.21	-5.08	1424.35
9	NSW Police Pipe Band (Australia) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 8, P2: 7 D: 10, E: 10	81.4	83.72	86.05	79.07	79.07	81.98	-8.7	1483.21
10	Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band Wairarapa	P1: 12, P2: 13 D: 7, E: 7	79.07	74.42	72.09	86.05	86.05	79.65	-7.84	1446.81
11	NSW Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 11, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 12	76.74	76.74	81.4	83.72	74.42	79.53	-10.53	1480.11
12	Vale of Kawerau Pipe Band Kawerau, North Island	P1: 9, P2: 6 D: 12, E: 13	74.42	81.4	88.37	74.42	72.09	79.19	-9.2	1467.65
13	City of Sails Pipe Band Auckland, North Island	P1: 13, P2: 10 D: 11, E: 9	72.09	72.09	79.07	76.74	81.4	77.09	-11.11	1459.68
14	Stratford & District Scottish Society Highland Pipe Band Stratford, North Island	P1: 14, P2: 14 D: 14, E: 14	69.77	69.77	69.77	69.77	69.77	69.77	-14.5	1460.8

Medley

14 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	100.0	100.0	97.67	100.0	95.35	98.49	11.75	1524.48
2	Celtic Pipe Band (Nelson) (Gr. 4B) Nelson, South Island	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	97.67	95.35	95.35	95.35	97.67	95.81	9.14	1484.14
3	Marlborough Pipe Band Blenheim, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 5	95.35	97.67	100.0	93.02	90.7	95.47	7.9	1504.48
4	South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band Canterbury, South Island	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 1	93.02	90.7	88.37	97.67	100.0	94.07	5.37	1516.2
5	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 7	90.7	93.02	93.02	88.37	86.05	90.23	0.42	1494.13
6	Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band Feilding, North Island	P1: 10, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 4	88.37	79.07	83.72	90.7	93.02	86.51	-2.65	1470.6
7	NSW Police Pipe Band (Australia) Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 8, P2: 10 D: 7, E: 8	86.05	83.72	79.07	86.05	83.72	83.26	-8.09	1491.91
8	Wellington Red Hackle Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Wellington	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 11, E: 11	83.72	88.37	90.7	76.74	76.74	83.14	-4.67	1447.52
9	Wairarapa Fern & Thistle Pipe Band Wairarapa	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 10, E: 10	81.4	86.05	86.05	79.07	79.07	82.56	-6.61	1454.64
10	NSW Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 8, E: 9	79.07	81.4	81.4	83.72	81.4	82.09	-9.36	1490.64
11	Vale of Kawerau Pipe Band Kawerau, North Island	P1: 12, P2: 11 D: 9, E: 13	76.74	74.42	76.74	81.4	72.09	76.63	-12.23	1476.85
12	City of Sails Pipe Band Auckland, North Island	P1: 13, P2: 13 D: 14, E: 6	74.42	72.09	72.09	69.77	88.37	74.65	-11.79	1470.8
13	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Gore, South Island	P1: 11, P2: 12 D: 12, E: 12	72.09	76.74	74.42	74.42	74.42	75.0	-11.09	1429.43
14	Stratford & District Scottish Society Highland Pipe Band Stratford, North Island	P1: 14, P2: 14 D: 13, E: 14	69.77	69.77	69.77	72.09	69.77	70.47	-14.97	1475.3

Juvenile

10 bands 11 results

March

10 bands 11 results

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. JUV) Christchurch, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	15.32	1524.15
2	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	-6.57	1479.18
3	Manawatu Scottish Youth Pipe Band Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 3	81.82	81.82	81.82	63.64	81.82	76.36	6.96	1516.53
4	St. Andrew's College Pipe Band NZ (Gr. 3) Christchurch, South Island	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 5	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	63.64	70.91	5.53	1505.53
5	Lewis Turrell Memorial Trust Juvenile Pipe Band Hamilton, North Island	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 11	63.64	63.64	54.55	81.82	9.09	55.91	-0.27	1509.94
6	Wellington Red Hackle Team Goose Pipe Band -	P1: 6, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 7	54.55	54.55	36.36	36.36	45.45	42.73	-4.54	1498.46
7	Papakura Pipe Band Papakura, Auckland	P1: 7, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 4	45.45	45.45	27.27	27.27	72.73	40.91	-4.67	1488.24
8	South Canterbury & Celtic (Nelson) Combied Youth Band Pipe Band Nelson & Timaru, Canterbury	P1: 10, P2: 11 D: 6, E: 6	36.36	18.18	9.09	54.55	54.55	34.09	-7.41	1492.18
9	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 9, P2: 5 D: 10, E: 10	27.27	27.27	63.64	18.18	18.18	31.82	-6.57	1479.18
10	Scots College Pipe Band Wellington, North Island	P1: 8, P2: 7 D: 11, E: 9	18.18	36.36	45.45	9.09	27.27	28.64	-7.91	1463.53
11	Canterbury Caledonian Society Juvenile Pipe Band Canterbury, South Island	P1: 11, P2: 10 D: 7, E: 8	9.09	9.09	18.18	45.45	36.36	27.73	-8.79	1473.75

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

15.32

Lowest Delta

-14.97

Bands Scored

52

Grade Distribution

1 3 bands

2 7 bands

3 8 bands

4A 11 bands

4B 14 bands

Juvenile 10 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