De La Salle Gathering

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

May 30, 2026

Location

De La Salle Holy Cross College

Bands / Results

16 bands · 44 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	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.73	5.25	1528.97
2	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	95.45	100.0	90.91	95.45	95.45	95.45	3.17	1519.69
3	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	90.91	95.45	95.45	90.91	90.91	93.18	0.02	1551.3

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.69	1523.72
2	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	87.5	75.0	75.0	87.5	87.5	81.25	-5.11	1516.52
3	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	75.0	87.5	87.5	75.0	75.0	81.25	-6.22	1551.28

3

4 bands 7 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	95.45	97.95	-2.85	1511.46
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	95.45	95.45	100.0	86.36	100.0	94.77	2.1	1547.72
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	90.91	90.91	90.91	95.45	90.91	92.27	-0.64	1445.85
4	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	86.36	86.36	86.36	90.91	86.36	87.73	4.49	1626.86

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	97.5	5.29	1514.3
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	-2.93	1545.62
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	-4.3	1446.49

4

6 bands 11 results

March

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	92.86	92.86	92.86	100.0	94.29	3.24	1622.37
2	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 3	92.86	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.71	97.14	7.43	1521.0
3	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	71.43	92.86	82.86	1.65	1509.01
4	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 5	78.57	71.43	78.57	85.71	71.43	77.5	0.76	1462.47
5	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 4	71.43	78.57	64.29	64.29	78.57	70.71	-1.79	1450.79
6	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 6	64.29	64.29	71.43	78.57	64.29	70.36	-3.91	1517.03

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.49	1626.86
2	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	95.45	95.45	90.91	95.45	95.45	94.32	6.53	1527.53
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	90.91	90.91	86.36	86.36	90.91	88.41	-0.64	1445.85
4	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 4	86.36	86.36	95.45	81.82	86.36	87.27	-2.85	1511.46
5	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 5	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	81.82	84.55	-3.38	1459.09

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: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	100.0	98.86	-2.36	1442.91
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	95.45	95.45	100.0	95.45	95.45	96.59	-9.25	1539.2

Medley

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	9.17	1445.27
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	-2.59	1548.46

Novice Juvenile

8 bands 16 results

March

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.71	100.0	95.71	7.43	1521.0
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	92.86	92.86	92.86	100.0	85.71	93.57	4.86	1554.63
3	St. John's College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Harare	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 2	85.71	78.57	71.43	78.57	92.86	79.64	0.95	1486.65
4	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	78.57	85.71	78.57	71.43	71.43	76.79	-2.07	1547.1
5	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 7, E: 4	71.43	71.43	85.71	57.14	78.57	72.14	-1.76	1478.2
6	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 7	64.29	64.29	64.29	92.86	57.14	71.43	-4.31	1551.05
7	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 8, E: 6	57.14	57.14	57.14	50.0	64.29	56.43	-5.03	1388.48
8	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 6, E: 8	50.0	50.0	50.0	64.29	50.0	54.29	-6.76	1436.1

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	99.09	6.53	1527.53
2	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 1	95.45	95.45	95.45	77.27	100.0	90.91	1.76	1479.96
3	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	90.91	81.82	90.91	90.91	86.36	87.73	-3.93	1543.17
4	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 6	86.36	90.91	86.36	86.36	77.27	85.68	-5.26	1549.37
5	St. John's College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Harare	P1: 4, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 3	81.82	86.36	72.73	81.82	90.91	82.5	-4.61	1482.05
6	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 7, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 7	77.27	72.73	81.82	95.45	72.73	81.82	-2.36	1442.91
7	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 8, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 5	72.73	68.18	77.27	72.73	81.82	74.55	-9.25	1539.2
8	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 6, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 8	68.18	77.27	68.18	68.18	68.18	70.45	-5.8	1382.68

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.17

Lowest Delta

-9.25

Bands Scored

16

Grade Distribution

2 3 bands

3 4 bands

4 6 bands

Juvenile 2 bands

Novice Juvenile 8 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