United Scottish Society Highland Games

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 24, 2025

Location

Costa Mesa

Bands / Results

18 bands · 37 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

8 bands 16 results

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	City of Angels Pipe Band Los Angeles, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	100.0	83.75	5.02	1509.1
2	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	75.0	87.5	83.75	5.33	1521.3
3	Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Saratoga, California	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 4	75.0	75.0	100.0	100.0	62.5	86.25	6.46	1504.06
4	Prince Charles Pipe Band (Gr. 3) San Rafael, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 4	62.5	62.5	62.5	100.0	62.5	73.75	3.01	1501.2
5	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 5	50.0	75.0	25.0	25.0	50.0	42.5	-2.19	1482.64
6	Queen City Pipe Band Fort Collins, Colorado	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 7	37.5	50.0	50.0	25.0	25.0	37.5	-4.49	1496.96
7	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 6, E: 6	25.0	12.5	12.5	37.5	37.5	25.0	-5.85	1486.47
8	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 8	12.5	37.5	37.5	12.5	12.5	25.0	-7.3	1482.96

Medley

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Prince Charles Pipe Band (Gr. 3) San Rafael, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.86	1510.06
2	Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Saratoga, California	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	93.75	87.5	93.75	93.75	87.5	90.94	5.0	1509.06
3	City of Angels Pipe Band Los Angeles, California	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 3	87.5	75.0	75.0	93.75	87.5	83.12	1.01	1510.11
4	Queen City Pipe Band Fort Collins, Colorado	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 7, E: 6	81.25	87.5	87.5	62.5	68.75	76.25	-0.17	1496.79
5	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 4	75.0	68.75	68.75	68.75	81.25	71.25	-3.7	1517.6
6	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 4	68.75	87.5	62.5	62.5	81.25	72.5	-4.91	1477.73
7	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 7	62.5	81.25	81.25	56.25	62.5	70.0	-3.18	1479.78
8	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 8	56.25	56.25	56.25	75.0	56.25	61.88	-6.1	1480.37

4

9 bands 17 results

MSR

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Edmonton & District Pipe Band Edmonton, Alberta	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	7.1	1507.93
2	House of Scotland Pipe Band San Diego, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 4	88.89	100.0	100.0	77.78	66.67	86.67	6.43	1513.21
3	Dumfries Pipe Band Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 1	77.78	77.78	77.78	66.67	100.0	78.89	4.93	1506.07
4	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Santa Ana, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 3	66.67	66.67	66.67	100.0	77.78	78.89	4.48	1510.4
5	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	55.56	44.44	44.44	55.56	44.44	47.78	-1.56	1488.38
6	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 4, P2: 8 D: 7, E: 8	44.44	66.67	22.22	33.33	22.22	36.67	-2.86	1474.86
7	Glendale Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Peoria, Arizona	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 9, E: 7	33.33	55.56	55.56	11.11	33.33	37.78	-3.84	1489.79
8	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 7, P2: 9 D: 7, E: 8	22.22	33.33	11.11	33.33	22.22	25.56	-6.63	1495.71
9	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 9, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 9	11.11	11.11	22.22	22.22	11.11	17.22	-8.05	1491.95

Medley

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	House of Scotland Pipe Band San Diego, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.25	100.0	94.38	6.78	1506.78
2	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Santa Ana, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	87.5	92.5	5.92	1505.92
3	Dumfries Pipe Band Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	93.75	88.75	4.31	1501.14
4	Edmonton & District Pipe Band Edmonton, Alberta	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 1, E: 4	81.25	75.0	68.75	100.0	81.25	82.19	0.83	1500.83
5	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	75.0	68.75	75.0	75.0	75.0	73.44	-2.52	1502.34
6	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 8	68.75	81.25	81.25	56.25	56.25	68.75	-4.02	1489.94
7	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 4, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 6	62.5	81.25	56.25	56.25	68.75	65.0	-4.91	1477.73
8	Glendale Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Peoria, Arizona	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	56.25	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	-6.37	1493.63

5

2 bands 4 results

March

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Upland Highland Pipe Band Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.86	1518.01
2	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-8.86	1473.61

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Upland Highland Pipe Band Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.38	1509.14
2	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-9.38	1482.48

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.38

Lowest Delta

-9.38

Bands Scored

18

Grade Distribution

3 8 bands

4 9 bands

5 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