Las Vegas Celtic Gathering and Highland

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

April 12, 2025

Location

Las Vegas

Bands / Results

14 bands · 25 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

1 band

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
2	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	0.0	1500.0

3

4 bands 7 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.6	1509.6
2	Queen City Pipe Band Fort Collins, Colorado	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	75.0	50.0	50.0	75.0	75.0	62.5	-4.8	1495.2
3	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	50.0	75.0	75.0	50.0	50.0	62.5	-4.8	1495.2

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Queen City Pipe Band Fort Collins, Colorado	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	75.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	86.25	6.26	1501.46
2	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	75.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	75.0	88.75	6.37	1515.97
3	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	50.0	50.0	50.0	25.0	50.0	42.5	-4.94	1490.26
4	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	25.0	25.0	25.0	50.0	25.0	32.5	-7.68	1492.32

4

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Utah Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	100.0	100.0	100.0	50.0	50.0	75.0	3.04	1508.8
2	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 1	75.0	50.0	25.0	75.0	100.0	61.25	-0.05	1493.96
3	Dumfries Pipe Band Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	50.0	25.0	50.0	100.0	75.0	63.75	0.28	1502.89
4	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 4	25.0	75.0	75.0	25.0	25.0	50.0	-3.27	1500.09

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Utah Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	88.89	88.89	100.0	93.89	5.76	1505.76
2	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 2	88.89	88.89	100.0	77.78	88.89	88.33	3.36	1503.36
3	Dumfries Pipe Band Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	77.78	77.78	77.78	100.0	77.78	84.44	1.65	1502.61
4	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	-6.0	1494.0

5

5 bands 9 results

March

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Glendale Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Glendale, Arizona	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	6.1	1513.07
2	Ben Lomond High School Bagpipe Corps Ogden, Utah	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	75.0	50.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	3.1	1504.78
3	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	50.0	75.0	75.0	25.0	50.0	55.0	-1.73	1491.86
4	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	25.0	25.0	25.0	50.0	25.0	32.5	-7.47	1485.75

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Glendale Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Glendale, Arizona	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.89	100.0	96.67	6.96	1506.96
2	Ben Lomond High School Bagpipe Corps Ogden, Utah	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	88.89	66.67	88.89	100.0	77.78	84.44	1.68	1501.68
3	Upland Highland Pipe Band Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	77.78	88.89	66.67	77.78	88.89	80.0	-0.24	1499.76
4	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	66.67	77.78	55.56	55.56	66.67	63.33	-6.78	1493.22
5	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 5	55.56	55.56	77.78	66.67	55.56	64.44	-6.42	1493.58

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.60

Lowest Delta

-7.68

Bands Scored

14

Grade Distribution

2 1 band

3 4 bands

4 4 bands

5 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