Pretoria Boys 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

June 20, 2026

Location

Pretoria

Bands / Results

21 bands · 46 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	98.64	4.95	1558.74
2	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	95.45	95.45	95.45	100.0	95.45	96.82	3.75	1535.17
3	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	-1.19	1510.91
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	-2.4	1438.67

Medley

4 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: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	88.89	100.0	88.89	100.0	93.89	2.45	1531.42
2	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	88.89	100.0	88.89	100.0	88.89	95.0	2.49	1553.79
3	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	77.78	77.78	77.78	66.67	77.78	74.44	-7.59	1512.1
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	66.67	66.67	66.67	77.78	66.67	70.0	-6.84	1441.07

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 (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	100.0	98.86	6.26	1521.43
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	95.45	90.91	100.0	95.45	95.45	95.45	4.96	1448.35
3	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	90.91	95.45	90.91	90.91	90.91	92.05	-1.17	1546.63

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: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	88.89	100.0	100.0	88.89	95.0	3.71	1515.16
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	88.89	100.0	88.89	77.78	100.0	90.56	0.08	1547.8
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	77.78	77.78	77.78	88.89	77.78	81.11	-2.46	1443.39

4

7 bands 13 results

March

7 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: 4, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	93.33	92.67	2.36	1629.22
2	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 1	93.33	93.33	86.67	86.67	100.0	91.0	5.41	1532.94
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 7, E: 5	86.67	86.67	93.33	60.0	73.33	77.67	0.88	1460.25
4	Knysna & Districts Pipe Band Knysna, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 3	80.0	80.0	66.67	66.67	86.67	74.0	-1.67	1493.79
5	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	73.33	73.33	73.33	73.33	80.0	74.67	-0.68	1470.16
6	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 7, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 6	66.67	60.0	80.0	93.33	66.67	76.33	0.34	1459.43
7	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 1, E: 7	60.0	66.67	60.0	100.0	60.0	73.67	-1.8	1493.66

MSR

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: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.36	100.0	95.91	0.76	1629.98
2	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	95.45	86.36	90.91	100.0	95.45	93.41	5.62	1538.55
3	Knysna & Districts Pipe Band Knysna, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 4	90.91	90.91	95.45	95.45	86.36	92.5	0.95	1494.74
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 3	86.36	95.45	86.36	81.82	90.91	88.18	-1.15	1459.1
5	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 6	81.82	81.82	77.27	90.91	77.27	82.5	-4.37	1455.05
6	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 5	77.27	77.27	81.82	77.27	81.82	79.32	-6.5	1463.65

Novice Juvenile A

8 bands 15 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: 4, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	80.0	100.0	93.33	100.0	93.0	5.41	1532.94
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 2	93.33	93.33	80.0	100.0	93.33	92.0	4.19	1553.56
3	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 3	86.67	100.0	86.67	73.33	86.67	86.0	1.9	1545.06
4	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 4	80.0	86.67	93.33	66.67	80.0	81.0	1.66	1481.62
5	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 7	73.33	60.0	66.67	86.67	60.0	69.67	-4.71	1534.49
6	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 8, P2: 7 D: 4, E: 5	66.67	53.33	60.0	80.0	73.33	67.0	-2.87	1440.04
7	Cornwall Hill College Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 8, E: 6	60.0	66.67	73.33	53.33	66.67	64.33	-5.4	1488.66
8	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 8	53.33	73.33	53.33	60.0	53.33	60.33	-3.83	1378.85

MSR

7 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: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	98.64	5.62	1538.55
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	95.45	90.91	95.45	100.0	95.45	95.68	2.1	1555.66
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	90.91	95.45	90.91	90.91	90.91	92.05	0.7	1482.32
4	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	86.36	81.82	86.36	81.82	86.36	83.86	-6.58	1538.49
5	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 5	81.82	86.36	77.27	86.36	81.82	83.18	-6.38	1528.95
6	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	77.27	72.73	72.73	77.27	72.73	74.09	-7.55	1439.8
7	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 6	72.73	77.27	81.82	72.73	77.27	77.05	-4.83	1374.02

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: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	95.45	95.45	100.0	100.0	97.73	-7.55	1439.8
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	95.45	100.0	100.0	95.45	95.45	97.73	-6.38	1528.95

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: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	88.89	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.22	7.31	1447.35
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	88.89	100.0	88.89	88.89	88.89	91.67	0.84	1535.33

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.31

Lowest Delta

-7.59

Bands Scored

21

Grade Distribution

2 4 bands

3 3 bands

4 7 bands

Novice Juvenile A 8 bands

Juvenile 2 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