Queensland Pipe Band Championships / Tartan Spectacular

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

June 07, 2026

Location

Brisbane Boys’ College, Toowong

Bands / Results

18 bands · 41 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	92.31	100.0	100.0	98.08	4.39	1559.84
2	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	92.31	92.31	100.0	92.31	92.31	94.23	2.61	1523.55

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	94.74	94.74	100.0	97.11	3.36	1555.45
2	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	94.74	94.74	100.0	100.0	94.74	97.63	4.88	1520.94

3

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	84.62	100.0	95.38	3.82	1528.49
2	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	92.31	76.92	92.31	100.0	92.31	90.77	1.07	1522.64
3	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	84.62	92.31	84.62	92.31	84.62	88.85	-0.47	1516.4
4	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	76.92	84.62	76.92	76.92	76.92	78.85	-4.81	1492.63

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	94.74	94.74	94.74	100.0	95.79	3.27	1516.87
2	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	94.74	100.0	100.0	89.47	89.47	94.74	2.6	1524.67
3	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 4	89.47	89.47	89.47	100.0	84.21	91.58	0.27	1521.58
4	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 2	84.21	84.21	84.21	84.21	94.74	86.32	-2.56	1497.44

4A

6 bands 12 results

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Australian Federal Police Pipes & Drums Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	92.31	100.0	100.0	98.08	5.19	1533.57
2	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 3	92.31	92.31	100.0	69.23	84.62	85.77	0.11	1481.36
3	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	84.62	69.23	76.92	84.62	92.31	80.38	-2.98	1477.17
4	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	76.92	76.92	84.62	92.31	69.23	81.92	-4.81	1492.63
5	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 4	69.23	84.62	61.54	76.92	76.92	75.0	-4.82	1469.88
6	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	61.54	61.54	69.23	61.54	61.54	63.46	-8.59	1478.74

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Australian Federal Police Pipes & Drums Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	94.74	94.74	100.0	100.0	97.37	4.41	1528.39
2	Governor MacQuarie Memorial Pipe Band Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	94.74	89.47	89.47	94.74	94.74	92.11	-2.56	1497.44
3	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 5	89.47	100.0	100.0	84.21	78.95	91.05	1.7	1481.25
4	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	84.21	84.21	84.21	89.47	84.21	85.79	-2.94	1480.15
5	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 3	78.95	78.95	78.95	73.68	89.47	79.47	-6.17	1487.33
6	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	73.68	73.68	73.68	78.95	73.68	75.26	-7.88	1474.7

4B

6 bands 12 results

March

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	77.78	66.67	100.0	84.44	1.42	1515.04
2	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 5	88.89	77.78	88.89	100.0	55.56	82.78	0.97	1476.79
3	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 6, E: 3	77.78	88.89	100.0	44.44	77.78	76.11	-0.96	1483.09
4	Wynnum RSL Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	66.67	66.67	66.67	77.78	88.89	74.44	-2.87	1490.45
5	Scots PGC Pipes & Drums Warwick, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	55.56	55.56	44.44	88.89	44.44	60.56	-5.91	1492.67
6	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	44.44	44.44	55.56	55.56	66.67	55.0	-6.62	1464.29

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 1	100.0	94.74	94.74	73.68	100.0	89.47	0.14	1515.18
2	Wynnum RSL Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	94.74	89.47	84.21	89.47	94.74	89.21	-0.8	1489.64
3	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 6	89.47	100.0	100.0	84.21	73.68	90.0	-2.94	1480.15
4	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	84.21	84.21	89.47	94.74	78.95	87.63	-0.85	1463.44
5	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 4	78.95	78.95	78.95	100.0	84.21	86.32	-1.37	1475.42
6	Scots PGC Pipes & Drums Warwick, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 3	73.68	73.68	73.68	78.95	89.47	78.42	-6.58	1486.1

5

1 band

March

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.37	1495.47

Novice Juvenile A

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.98	1522.16

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.14	1515.18

Novice Juvenile B

2 bands

March

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.42	1515.04
2	Wynnum RSL Juvenile Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	0.86	1505.28

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.37

Lowest Delta

-8.59

Bands Scored

18

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 4 bands

4A 6 bands

4B 6 bands

5 1 band

Novice Juvenile A 1 band

Novice Juvenile B 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