City of Newcastle Pipe Band Rankings

Performance overview, discipline averages, and calculated rating changes.

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Band Information
Location:Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne
Grade:Grade 3 / 3A (Grade 3A)
Founded:1924
Status:Active
Website:-
Results:8
Aggregate Scores

1485.71

Total Points
-1.79
Avg Points
8.78
Best Result
Discipline Averages

84.25

Piping Average

82.73

Drumming Average

85.78

Ensemble Average

Competition Results & Calculated Scores
8 Results
Date Competition Place G_comp G_reg Expected Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating
Jun 01, 2026 British Pipe Band Championshi…
Ingliston 		17 3A 3A 0.475 76.19 64.29 59.52 61.9 65.36 -12.41 1485.42
Aug 30, 2025 Cowal Highland Gathering
Dunoon 		1 3 3A 0.5094 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 8.78 1497.83
Aug 30, 2025 Cowal Highland Gathering
Dunoon 		1 2 3A 0.5094 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 8.78 1497.83
Aug 30, 2025 Cowal Highland Gathering
Dunoon 		2 3 3A 0.5021 90.91 90.91 90.91 90.91 90.91 5.29 1489.05
Aug 30, 2025 Cowal Highland Gathering
Dunoon 		2 2 3A 0.5021 90.91 90.91 90.91 90.91 90.91 5.29 1489.05
Aug 11, 2025 European Pipe Band Championsh…
Perth 		11 3A 3A 0.4816 83.56 91.78 79.45 89.04 85.48 -6.5 1483.76
Jul 28, 2025 Scottish Pipe Band Championsh…
Dumbarton 		15 3A 3A 0.5016 68.89 68.89 66.67 68.89 68.22 -11.18 1490.26
Jul 14, 2025 United Kingdom Championships …
Edinburgh 		11 3A 3A 0.5186 66.67 64.1 74.36 84.62 71.92 -12.34 1501.43
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