Elizabeth Celtic Festival

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

July 19, 2025

Location

Elizabeth

Bands / Results

8 bands · 16 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Queen City Pipe Band Fort Collins, Colorado	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.94	1503.41

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Queen City Pipe Band Fort Collins, Colorado	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.39	1496.47

4

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pikes Peak Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Colorado Springs, Colorado	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	25.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	76.25	-0.16	1506.61
2	Michael Collins Pipes & Drums Denver, Colorado	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	75.0	50.0	50.0	100.0	75.0	70.0	-2.06	1490.93
3	Denver & District Pipe Band Denver, Colorado	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	50.0	75.0	75.0	50.0	50.0	62.5	-4.72	1491.08

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Michael Collins Pipes & Drums Denver, Colorado	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	87.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	93.75	4.67	1492.99
2	Pikes Peak Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Colorado Springs, Colorado	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	87.5	62.5	100.0	100.0	87.5	88.12	1.74	1506.78
3	Denver & District Pipe Band Denver, Colorado	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	-4.2	1495.8

5

4 bands 8 results

March

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pikes Peak Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Colorado Springs, Colorado	P1: 5, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	4.76	1504.76
2	Castlewood Lion Pipe Band Parker, Colorado	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	75.0	75.0	75.0	25.0	75.0	60.0	0.92	1500.92
3	Colorado Youth Pipe Band Golden, Colorado	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	50.0	25.0	25.0	75.0	50.0	45.0	-2.92	1497.08
4	Ciorcal Cairde Irish Pipes & Drums Centennial, Colorado	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	25.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	25.0	45.0	-2.77	1493.22

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pikes Peak Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Colorado Springs, Colorado	P1: 5, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	2.1	1506.86
2	Colorado Youth Pipe Band Golden, Colorado	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	87.5	75.0	75.0	87.5	87.5	81.25	-1.78	1495.31
3	Castlewood Lion Pipe Band Parker, Colorado	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 4	75.0	87.5	87.5	75.0	62.5	78.75	-2.31	1498.61
4	Ciorcal Cairde Irish Pipes & Drums Centennial, Colorado	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	75.0	65.0	-7.62	1485.6

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.39

Lowest Delta

-7.62

Bands Scored

8

Grade Distribution

3 1 band

4 3 bands

5 4 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