Mintlaw

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

August 03, 2025

Location

Mintlaw

Bands / Results

11 bands · 18 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

2 bands

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.58	1545.3
2	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	1.08	1473.14

2

4 bands

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	85.71	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.43	5.08	1550.38
2	TEXO Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	100.0	85.71	85.71	85.71	89.29	1.38	1562.43
3	Fraserburgh Royal British Legion Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	57.14	57.14	71.43	71.43	64.29	-5.49	1444.16
4	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	57.14	71.43	71.43	57.14	57.14	64.29	-6.23	1466.91

3

4 bands

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	TEXO Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.05	1561.04
2	Fraserburgh Royal British Legion Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	83.33	66.67	66.67	83.33	83.33	75.0	-1.11	1449.66
3	Culter & District Pipe Band Peterculter, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	66.67	83.33	83.33	66.67	66.67	75.0	-3.32	1515.06
4	R.A.F. Lossiemouth Pipes & Drums Lossiemouth, Morayshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-9.29	1486.33

4A

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Culter & District Pipe Band Peterculter, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.63	1522.7
2	R.A.F. Lossiemouth Pipes & Drums Lossiemouth, Morayshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	2.15	1488.48
3	Granite City Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	-4.52	1490.23

4B

5 bands

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	94.0	7.89	1533.55
2	Ellon & District Royal British Legion Pipe Band Ellon, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	80.0	80.0	60.0	60.0	70.0	2.36	1499.5
3	Granite City Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	60.0	60.0	60.0	40.0	80.0	58.0	-1.39	1494.75
4	Dunnottar Pipes & Drums Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 4, E: -	40.0	40.0	100.0	40.0	0.0	47.0	-0.4	1504.39
5	47th Culter Boys Brigade Pipe Band Culter, South Lanarkshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: -	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	0.0	16.0	-8.46	1456.07

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.89

Lowest Delta

-9.29

Bands Scored

11

Grade Distribution

1 2 bands

2 4 bands

3 4 bands

4A 3 bands

4B 5 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