Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

Competition Details Back to Rankings

Ranking Model: Elo-like (discipline-weighted). Event deltas are based on expected vs actual field outcomes.

Competition Info

Date

July 26, 2025

Location

Seattle

Bands / Results

16 bands · 34 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Simon Fraser University Pipe Band Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.08	1550.19
2	St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band Houston, Texas	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	1.25	1519.26

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Simon Fraser University Pipe Band Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.26	1544.11
2	St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band Houston, Texas	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	1.29	1518.01

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	Cascadia Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Seattle, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.54	1534.98

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cascadia Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Seattle, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.74	1528.44

3

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 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	5.93	1555.32
2	Portland Metro Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	1.66	1505.91
3	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	84.62	84.62	84.62	84.62	84.62	84.62	-1.86	1486.42

Medley

3 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: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.31	98.46	4.95	1549.39
2	Portland Metro Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	100.0	93.85	2.87	1504.25
3	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	84.62	84.62	84.62	84.62	84.62	84.62	-1.92	1488.28

4

7 bands 14 results

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Northwest Junior Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Edmonds, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	84.62	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.15	4.0	1537.19
2	Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	92.31	92.31	92.31	84.62	84.62	88.46	-0.94	1523.64
3	Cascadia Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Seattle, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 2	84.62	100.0	84.62	69.23	92.31	85.38	0.43	1478.66
4	Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 4	76.92	61.54	61.54	92.31	76.92	73.85	-4.46	1501.3
5	Portland Metro Youth Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 5	69.23	76.92	69.23	76.92	69.23	73.46	-4.81	1477.71
6	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 6	61.54	69.23	76.92	61.54	61.54	67.31	-4.96	1438.85
7	Clan Gordon Pipe Band Tacoma, Washington	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	53.85	53.85	53.85	53.85	53.85	53.85	-8.85	1472.19

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Cascadia Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Seattle, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	69.23	100.0	90.77	4.07	1478.23
2	Northwest Junior Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Edmonds, Washington	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	84.62	90.77	0.0	1533.18
3	Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 4	84.62	84.62	84.62	100.0	76.92	87.69	-0.56	1524.58
4	Portland Metro Youth Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 2	76.92	76.92	76.92	76.92	92.31	80.0	-2.9	1482.52
5	Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 5	69.23	61.54	61.54	84.62	69.23	70.0	-6.17	1505.77
6	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	61.54	69.23	69.23	61.54	61.54	65.38	-5.52	1443.82
7	Clan Gordon Pipe Band Tacoma, Washington	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	53.85	53.85	53.85	53.85	53.85	53.85	-9.12	1481.05

5

4 bands 8 results

March

4 bands 8 results

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Northwest Junior Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Edmonds, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	87.5	90.0	2.84	1521.77
1	Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	87.5	100.0	87.5	100.0	93.12	2.46	1511.94
2	Kenmore & District Pipe Band Evertt, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	87.5	100.0	87.5	100.0	87.5	94.38	3.85	1503.85
2	Kenmore & District Pipe Band Evertt, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	87.5	75.0	75.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	3.85	1503.85
3	Northwest Junior Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Edmonds, Washington	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	75.0	62.5	75.0	75.0	75.0	71.88	2.84	1521.77
3	Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	75.0	87.5	87.5	87.5	75.0	85.0	2.46	1511.94
4	Tacoma Scots Pipe Band Tacoma, Washington	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	-8.67	1481.73
4	Tacoma Scots Pipe Band Tacoma, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	62.5	75.0	62.5	62.5	62.5	65.62	-8.67	1481.73

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.74

Lowest Delta

-9.12

Bands Scored

16

Grade Distribution

1 2 bands

2 1 band

3 3 bands

4 7 bands

5 4 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