Jeppe 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

May 16, 2026

Location

Kensington

Bands / Results

15 bands · 35 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	94.12	100.0	100.0	94.12	97.35	4.12	1516.37
2	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) -	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	94.12	100.0	94.12	88.24	100.0	95.0	1.64	1522.77
3	Còmhlan 1645 (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	88.24	88.24	88.24	94.12	88.24	90.0	-2.5	1493.89

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) -	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	75.0	91.25	0.6	1521.12
2	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	87.5	75.0	87.5	100.0	87.5	88.12	-1.16	1512.25
3	Còmhlan 1645 (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 1	75.0	87.5	75.0	75.0	100.0	83.12	-3.62	1496.38

3

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.12	98.82	-3.19	1490.74
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 1	94.12	94.12	88.24	88.24	100.0	92.06	-0.81	1506.53
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	88.24	88.24	94.12	94.12	88.24	91.47	-0.39	1470.1

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	97.5	5.45	1493.93
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	87.5	87.5	87.5	75.0	100.0	86.25	-2.2	1507.34
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	75.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	75.0	78.75	-5.54	1470.49

4

5 bands 9 results

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) -	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.08	1555.0
2	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 3	90.0	90.0	90.0	60.0	80.0	79.0	-0.07	1488.48
3	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 2	80.0	60.0	70.0	90.0	90.0	77.5	-0.55	1482.67
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	80.0	80.0	70.0	70.0	75.0	-1.4	1474.91
5	Còmhlan 1645 (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 5	60.0	70.0	60.0	80.0	60.0	68.5	-4.9	1495.1

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) -	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.58	1560.59
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	94.12	88.24	94.12	82.35	94.12	89.12	-2.14	1472.77
3	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	88.24	94.12	82.35	88.24	88.24	88.24	-3.19	1490.74
4	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 4	82.35	82.35	88.24	94.12	82.35	87.35	-3.72	1478.96

Juvenile

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-8.77	1463.95
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	94.12	94.12	94.12	94.12	94.12	94.12	-7.54	1487.37

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	100.0	96.25	4.57	1494.91
2	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	100.0	87.5	91.25	1.89	1472.73

Novice Juvenile

5 bands 10 results

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	5.76	1527.02
2	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 3	90.0	100.0	100.0	60.0	80.0	84.0	1.87	1496.66
3	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	90.0	85.0	1.55	1520.89
4	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	70.0	60.0	70.0	70.0	67.5	-5.19	1490.34
5	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 5	60.0	60.0	70.0	80.0	60.0	68.5	-4.14	1470.83

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	94.12	100.0	100.0	98.53	4.89	1531.91
2	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	94.12	94.12	100.0	88.24	88.24	92.65	0.08	1496.74
3	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	88.24	88.24	88.24	94.12	94.12	91.18	-2.13	1518.76
4	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	82.35	82.35	82.35	82.35	82.35	82.35	-7.54	1487.37
5	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	76.47	76.47	76.47	76.47	76.47	76.47	-8.77	1463.95

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.08

Lowest Delta

-8.77

Bands Scored

15

Grade Distribution

2 3 bands

3 3 bands

4 5 bands

Juvenile 2 bands

Novice Juvenile 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