Maclean Highland Gathering

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

April 04, 2026

Location

Maclean

Bands / Results

18 bands · 33 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	The Pipe Band Club, Sydney Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	91.67	91.67	100.0	91.67	94.17	3.78	1523.61
2	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	91.67	100.0	100.0	83.33	83.33	91.67	1.87	1547.55
3	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 1	83.33	83.33	83.33	91.67	100.0	89.17	1.13	1519.21
4	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	-5.48	1508.95

Medley

4 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: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.99	1545.67
2	The Pipe Band Club, Sydney Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	2.35	1519.82
3	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	-2.34	1518.08
4	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	-6.19	1514.44

3

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.67	100.0	97.5	6.12	1517.94
2	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	91.67	91.67	91.67	100.0	91.67	94.17	4.07	1514.17

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.91	100.0	97.27	6.56	1511.82
2	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	100.0	90.91	93.64	4.14	1510.1

4A

6 bands 11 results

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.67	100.0	90.0	4.06	1479.55
2	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	91.67	91.67	91.67	83.33	91.67	89.17	2.04	1484.05
3	MacLean & District Pipe Band MacLean, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 4	83.33	75.0	75.0	100.0	75.0	82.5	-1.27	1503.68
4	New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 3	75.0	66.67	66.67	91.67	83.33	77.5	-3.22	1494.09
5	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 5	66.67	83.33	83.33	75.0	66.67	77.5	-3.6	1488.99
6	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 6	58.33	58.33	58.33	58.33	58.33	58.33	-9.5	1493.5

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.73	100.0	91.82	4.82	1482.02
2	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	90.91	90.91	90.91	81.82	81.82	86.36	1.46	1475.48
3	New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	63.64	80.91	-1.6	1497.32
4	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 6	72.73	72.73	72.73	63.64	54.55	66.36	-7.71	1503.0
5	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 4	63.64	63.64	63.64	54.55	72.73	62.73	-8.48	1492.6

4B

9 bands

March

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Wynnum RSL Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 4	100.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	70.0	89.0	5.25	1503.85
2	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 7, E: 3	90.0	100.0	100.0	40.0	80.0	78.0	3.89	1477.2
3	MacLean & District Pipe Band MacLean, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	60.0	90.0	76.0	2.02	1504.95
4	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 5	70.0	50.0	50.0	80.0	60.0	61.0	0.0	1499.24
5	New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 6	60.0	60.0	60.0	70.0	50.0	61.0	-1.09	1498.91
6	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 8	50.0	70.0	70.0	50.0	30.0	56.0	-1.17	1466.71
7	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 8, E: 1	40.0	40.0	40.0	30.0	100.0	49.0	-3.06	1484.71
8	Warwick Thistle Pipe Band Warwick, Queensland	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 2, E: 7	30.0	30.0	30.0	90.0	40.0	50.0	-3.27	1491.33
9	Tamworth & District Highland Society Pipe Band Tamworth, New South Wales	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 9	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-9.83	1490.17

Novice Juvenile B

1 band

March

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	1499.24

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.99

Lowest Delta

-9.83

Bands Scored

18

Grade Distribution

2 4 bands

3 2 bands

4A 6 bands

4B 9 bands

Novice Juvenile B 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