Otago Southland 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 01, 2026

Location

Otago

Bands / Results

12 bands · 23 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.01	1532.04

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.2	1526.03

3

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.45	1583.74

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.58	1579.29

4A

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	90.91	100.0	100.0	95.45	2.87	1537.68
2	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	100.0	100.0	90.91	90.91	95.45	3.38	1521.29

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.93	1534.81
2	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	0.51	1517.92

4B

7 bands 14 results

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band Canterbury, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	90.91	100.0	100.0	95.45	3.56	1515.52
2	Queenstown & Southern Lakes Pipe Band Queenstown, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 5	90.91	100.0	100.0	63.64	63.64	81.82	0.85	1490.88
3	City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Dunedin, Florida	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	81.82	72.73	72.73	81.82	90.91	79.09	-2.37	1518.36
4	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	72.73	63.64	81.82	72.73	81.82	74.55	-3.05	1493.89
5	Waimatuku Southern Scenic Highland Pipe Band Waimatuku, North Island	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 4	63.64	63.64	63.64	54.55	72.73	62.73	-4.75	1465.58
6	Ashburton County Scottish Society Pipe Band Ashburton, South Island	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	54.55	45.45	54.55	90.91	54.55	63.18	-3.61	1432.85
7	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Gore, South Island	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	45.45	54.55	45.45	45.45	45.45	47.73	-7.35	1435.48

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band Canterbury, South Island	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	72.73	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.18	3.91	1511.96
2	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	90.91	100.0	90.91	72.73	90.91	87.73	1.16	1496.94
3	Queenstown & Southern Lakes Pipe Band Queenstown, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	81.82	90.91	81.82	63.64	63.64	75.0	-2.83	1490.02
4	City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Dunedin, Florida	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	72.73	54.55	72.73	81.82	72.73	70.91	-4.92	1520.73
5	Waimatuku Southern Scenic Highland Pipe Band Waimatuku, North Island	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 3	63.64	81.82	63.64	45.45	81.82	66.36	-4.35	1470.33
6	Ashburton County Scottish Society Pipe Band Ashburton, South Island	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	54.55	45.45	54.55	90.91	54.55	63.18	-3.71	1436.46
7	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Gore, South Island	P1: 5, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	45.45	63.64	45.45	54.55	45.45	52.73	-6.48	1442.82

Juvenile

1 band

March

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	South Canterbury & Celtic (Nelson) Combied Youth Band Pipe Band Nelson & Timaru, Canterbury	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	1499.66

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.20

Lowest Delta

-7.35

Bands Scored

12

Grade Distribution

2 1 band

3 1 band

4A 2 bands

4B 7 bands

Juvenile 1 band

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