Dumbarton & District Pipe Band Rankings

Performance overview, discipline averages, and calculated rating changes.

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Band Information
Location:Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire
Grade:Grade 5 / 4B (Grade 4B)
Founded:1968
Status:Active
Website:-
Results:6
Aggregate Scores

1457.13

Total Points
-7.14
Avg Points
-3.63
Best Result
Discipline Averages

52.84

Piping Average

49.29

Drumming Average

41.54

Ensemble Average

Competition Results & Calculated Scores
6 Results
Date Competition Place G_comp G_reg Expected Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating
Aug 25, 2025 Rothesay
Rothesay 		5 4B 4B 0.4319 50.0 50.0 37.5 50.0 46.25 -3.63 1457.13
Aug 18, 2025 World Pipe Band Championships…
Glasgow Green 		17 4B 4B 0.4449 70.18 78.95 75.44 73.68 74.65 -5.9 1460.76
Aug 04, 2025 Bridge of Allan Highland Games
Bridge of Allan 		5 4B 4B 0.4505 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 -8.65 1466.66
Jul 28, 2025 RSPBA - Scottish Pipe Band Ch…
Dumbarton 		17 4B 4B 0.478 63.89 61.11 52.78 55.56 58.19 -10.77 1475.31
Jul 21, 2025 Renfrew Highland Games
Renfrew 		5 4B 4B 0.4829 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 -6.53 1486.08
Jun 09, 2025 Ardrossan Highland Games
Ardrossan 		6 4B 4B 0.4962 60.0 60.0 60.0 0.0 48.0 -7.39 1492.61
Column Explanations
  • G_comp: Grade competed in
  • G_reg: Grade registered in
  • Expected: Expected pairwise score against the event field
  • Q_P1/Q_P2: Qualified scores for Piping 1 and 2
  • Q_D: Qualified score for Drumming
  • Q_E: Qualified score for Ensemble
  • Q: Overall qualified score
  • Delta: Rating change from this event
  • Rating: Elo-like rating after this event
  • Higher scores are better for all columns
  • Piping, drumming, and ensemble drive actual event outcomes