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 18, 2026

Location

Las Vegas

Bands / Results

15 bands · 32 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	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	8.19	1514.89
2	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	4.55	1491.0

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	93.75	100.0	100.0	93.75	97.19	6.45	1506.7
2	Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Phoenix, Arizona	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	93.75	100.0	93.75	93.75	100.0	96.56	6.67	1486.45

4

8 bands 16 results

MSR

8 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	7.04	1551.85
2	Glendora High School - U.S.A. Pipe Band Glendora, California	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	90.0	80.0	90.0	70.0	80.0	79.5	1.11	1500.56
3	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 2	80.0	60.0	50.0	80.0	90.0	69.5	-1.59	1514.72
4	Utah Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 6, E: 5	70.0	90.0	80.0	50.0	60.0	69.5	-1.13	1501.61
5	Glendale Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Peoria, Arizona	P1: 4, P2: 7 D: 2, E: 6	60.0	70.0	40.0	90.0	50.0	64.5	-1.41	1477.46
6	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 6, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 4	50.0	50.0	30.0	60.0	70.0	52.0	-4.16	1466.83
7	Clan Gordon Pipe Band Tacoma, Washington	P1: 8, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 7	40.0	30.0	60.0	40.0	40.0	42.5	-6.02	1459.62
8	Lander Volunteer Fire Department Pipe Band Lander, Wyoming	P1: 7, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 8	30.0	40.0	70.0	30.0	30.0	42.5	-6.58	1477.59

Medley

8 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	7.08	1544.81
2	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	75.0	87.5	93.75	93.75	87.5	0.85	1516.31
3	Glendora High School - U.S.A. Pipe Band Glendora, California	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 3	87.5	93.75	81.25	75.0	87.5	83.75	-0.55	1499.45
4	Glendale Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Peoria, Arizona	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 6	81.25	81.25	87.5	87.5	68.75	82.19	-0.59	1478.87
5	Utah Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Salt Lake City, Utah	P1: 7, P2: 2 D: 7, E: 5	75.0	62.5	93.75	62.5	75.0	72.81	-4.57	1502.74
6	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 4, E: 4	68.75	56.25	56.25	81.25	81.25	68.75	-4.87	1470.99
7	Lander Volunteer Fire Department Pipe Band Lander, Wyoming	P1: 3, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 8	62.5	87.5	68.75	56.25	56.25	67.19	-6.04	1484.18
8	Clan Gordon Pipe Band Tacoma, Washington	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	56.25	68.75	62.5	68.75	62.5	65.94	-6.59	1465.64

5

6 bands 12 results

March

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Uplanders Pipe Band Upland / Lander, California / Wyoming	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.67	83.33	86.67	6.62	1498.4
2	Glendale Pipes & Drums (Gr. 5) Glendale, Arizona	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	83.33	66.67	83.33	83.33	100.0	82.5	4.66	1526.71
3	Las Vegas Emerald Society Pipe Band Las Vegas, Nevada	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 3	66.67	33.33	33.33	100.0	66.67	60.0	0.21	1500.21
4	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Santa Ana, California	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	50.0	83.33	50.0	50.0	50.0	58.33	-0.04	1495.73
5	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	33.33	50.0	66.67	33.33	33.33	45.83	-1.68	1456.48
6	Lander Volunteer Fire Department Pipe Band Lander, Wyoming	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 6	16.67	16.67	16.67	16.67	16.67	16.67	-9.78	1490.22

Medley

6 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: 2 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	93.75	81.25	100.0	92.81	3.56	1530.28
2	Las Vegas Emerald Society Pipe Band Las Vegas, Nevada	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	93.75	87.5	87.5	100.0	93.75	92.5	3.73	1503.94
3	Uplanders Pipe Band Upland / Lander, California / Wyoming	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 4	87.5	93.75	100.0	87.5	81.25	90.94	3.24	1501.64
4	Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Bountiful, Utah	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 3	81.25	75.0	75.0	93.75	87.5	83.12	0.66	1457.14
5	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Santa Ana, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 5	75.0	81.25	81.25	68.75	75.0	76.25	-3.66	1492.07
6	Lander Volunteer Fire Department Pipe Band Lander, Wyoming	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 6	68.75	68.75	68.75	75.0	68.75	70.62	-6.04	1484.18

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.19

Lowest Delta

-9.78

Bands Scored

15

Grade Distribution

3 2 bands

4 8 bands

5 6 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