Seaside 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

October 11, 2025

Location

Ventura

Bands / Results

11 bands · 20 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.87	1507.87
2	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	2.63	1466.45

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.23	1515.1
2	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	2.1	1468.55

4

5 bands 9 results

MSR

5 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	6.95	1535.64
2	House of Scotland Pipe Band San Diego, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	1.05	1514.26
3	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	71.43	57.14	57.14	71.43	57.14	61.43	-5.16	1479.49
4	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	57.14	71.43	71.43	42.86	42.86	57.14	-5.79	1486.15
5	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	42.86	57.14	42.86	42.86	57.14	49.29	-7.55	1481.97

Medley

4 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: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	90.0	95.0	3.18	1538.82
2	House of Scotland Pipe Band San Diego, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	90.0	80.0	80.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	1.17	1515.43
3	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 4	80.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	70.0	83.0	-1.61	1477.88
4	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	-7.76	1474.21

5

4 bands 7 results

March

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Camarillo, 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	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Santa Ana, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	0.01	1499.81
3	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Pasadena, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	33.33	-9.6	1490.4

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Camarillo, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.18	1516.78
2	Upland Highland Pipe Band Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	0.58	1516.74
3	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Santa Ana, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	-4.04	1495.77
4	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Pasadena, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	-8.02	1482.38

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.60

Lowest Delta

-9.60

Bands Scored

11

Grade Distribution

3 2 bands

4 5 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