Caledonian Club of San Francisco Highland 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

August 30, 2025

Location

Pleasanton

Bands / Results

26 bands · 45 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	North Stratton Pipe Band Edmonton, Alberta	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.65	1545.77
2	Greater Midwest Pipe Band Delafield, Wisconsin	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	4.44	1508.22
3	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	-0.13	1504.85

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	North Stratton Pipe Band Edmonton, Alberta	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.08	1552.85
2	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	93.33	86.67	86.67	93.33	93.33	90.0	2.01	1506.86
3	Greater Midwest Pipe Band Delafield, Wisconsin	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	86.67	93.33	93.33	86.67	86.67	90.0	2.15	1510.37

3

7 bands 14 results

MSR

7 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	8.51	1518.58
2	Portland Metro Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	90.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	82.0	0.69	1506.63
3	City of Angels Pipe Band Los Angeles, California	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	80.0	70.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	83.0	1.39	1507.03
4	Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Saratoga, California	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 5	70.0	80.0	90.0	70.0	60.0	75.5	-1.06	1508.01
5	Macalester College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Saint Paul, Minnnesota	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 6	60.0	50.0	60.0	70.0	50.0	58.5	-6.32	1514.3
6	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 5	50.0	60.0	50.0	40.0	60.0	51.5	-7.11	1508.18
7	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	40.0	40.0	40.0	50.0	40.0	43.0	-8.07	1472.3

Medley

7 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: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	93.33	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.33	7.19	1514.22
2	Portland Metro Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 3	93.33	100.0	93.33	73.33	86.67	87.67	1.58	1508.21
3	Macalester College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Saint Paul, Minnnesota	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	86.67	80.0	80.0	86.67	93.33	84.67	-1.35	1512.95
4	Prince Charles Pipe Band (Gr. 3) San Rafael, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	80.0	86.67	86.67	80.0	80.0	83.33	-1.89	1516.69
5	Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Saratoga, California	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 2	73.33	86.67	73.33	73.33	93.33	80.67	-2.47	1505.54
6	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 6	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	-7.93	1500.25
7	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	-8.59	1463.72

4

7 bands 14 results

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.0	1527.55
2	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 3	85.71	85.71	85.71	28.57	71.43	65.71	3.12	1515.46
3	Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Saratoga, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 5	71.43	57.14	57.14	71.43	42.86	58.57	-0.16	1489.79
4	Jefferson Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Medford, Oregon	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 6	57.14	71.43	57.14	71.43	28.57	59.29	-0.03	1493.41
5	City of Sacramento Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Sacramento, California	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 4	42.86	28.57	28.57	85.71	57.14	51.43	-1.85	1500.9
6	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 5	28.57	42.86	42.86	14.29	42.86	34.29	-5.32	1480.92
7	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 4, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 4	14.29	57.14	14.29	14.29	57.14	33.57	-4.76	1491.3

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.12	1518.55
2	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	93.33	93.33	93.33	93.33	93.33	93.33	4.14	1512.34
3	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 6, E: 3	86.67	86.67	86.67	66.67	86.67	80.67	-2.17	1486.24
4	Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Saratoga, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	80.0	80.0	80.0	73.33	80.0	78.0	-4.05	1489.95
5	City of Sacramento Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Sacramento, California	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 6	73.33	73.33	80.0	86.67	66.67	77.67	-3.83	1502.76
6	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 4, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-3.94	1496.06
7	Jefferson Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Medford, Oregon	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-5.83	1493.45

5

9 bands 11 results

March

9 bands 10 results

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Prince Charles Pipe Band (Gr. 5) San Rafael, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	96.0	8.97	1503.6
2	Utah State University Sotsmen Pipe Band Logan, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	90.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	100.0	89.0	7.22	1510.33
3	Humboldt Highlanders Pipe Band Arcata, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 4	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	70.0	81.0	5.37	1513.06
4	Macalester College Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Saint Paul, Minnnesota	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 2	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	90.0	74.0	3.87	1511.91
5	Utah Pipe Band (Gr. Juvenile) Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 5	60.0	60.0	60.0	50.0	60.0	57.0	0.27	1507.48
6	Irish Pipers Band of San Fransisco (Gr. 5) San Francisco, California	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 6	50.0	40.0	40.0	40.0	50.0	42.0	-7.68	1508.32
7	Macintosh Pipe Band San Rafael, California	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 7	40.0	50.0	50.0	30.0	40.0	42.0	-2.4	1487.43
8	Jefferson Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Medford, Oregon	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 8	30.0	30.0	30.0	60.0	30.0	39.0	-3.12	1489.21
9	Irish Pipers Band of San Fransisco (Gr. 5) San Francisco, California	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 9	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-7.68	1508.32
10	Ciorcal Cairde Irish Pipes & Drums Centennial, Colorado	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 10, E: 10	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	-9.1	1476.54

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Utah State University Sotsmen Pipe Band Logan, Utah	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.67	66.67	83.33	9.77	1503.1

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.77

Lowest Delta

-9.10

Bands Scored

26

Grade Distribution

2 3 bands

3 7 bands

4 7 bands

5 9 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