Melbourne 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

March 23, 2025

Location

Croydon

Bands / Results

18 bands · 41 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Hawthorn Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	4.91	1522.5

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Hawthorn Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	5.9	1517.59

2

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	5.36	1508.21
2	Moorabbin City Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	0.0	90.0	90.0	67.5	-3.17	1499.68

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Moorabbin City Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	94.44	0.0	100.0	100.0	73.61	2.85	1502.85
2	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 2, E: 2	94.44	100.0	0.0	94.44	94.44	72.22	2.85	1502.85

3

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	72.0	5.55	1511.88
2	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 1, E: 3	90.0	90.0	100.0	80.0	68.5	-1.47	1501.39
3	Victoria Scottish Pipes & Drums Yarraville, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: - D: 3, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	62.0	-6.33	1488.05
4	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: - D: 4, E: 4	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	52.5	-4.63	1494.2

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	94.44	100.0	100.0	73.61	2.85	1502.85
2	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 2, E: 2	94.44	100.0	94.44	94.44	72.22	6.33	1506.33
3	Victoria Scottish Pipes & Drums Yarraville, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: - D: 3, E: 4	88.89	88.89	88.89	83.33	65.56	-5.62	1494.38
4	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: - D: 4, E: 3	83.33	83.33	83.33	88.89	63.61	-1.17	1498.83

4A

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	5.26	1511.5

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	6.24	1506.24

4B

9 bands 13 results

March

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	8.63	1496.25
2	Presbyterian Ladies College (Perth) Pipes & Drums Perth, Western Australia	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: 2	92.31	92.31	92.31	92.31	69.23	6.83	1506.83
3	Golden City Pipe Band California Gully, Victoria	P1: 6, P2: - D: 3, E: 3	84.62	61.54	84.62	84.62	57.69	-2.06	1497.94
4	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 5, P2: - D: 4, E: 4	76.92	69.23	76.92	76.92	55.77	-2.46	1497.54
5	Upper Nithsdale Pipe Band (Gr. -1) -	P1: 3, P2: - D: 5, E: 5	69.23	84.62	69.23	69.23	55.77	-0.86	1499.14
6	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: - D: 6, E: 7	61.54	76.92	61.54	53.85	48.46	0.99	1500.99
7	Eastern Districts Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 7, P2: - D: 7, E: 6	53.85	53.85	53.85	61.54	41.92	-7.74	1492.26
8	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 8, P2: - D: 8, E: 8	46.15	46.15	46.15	46.15	34.62	-5.3	1494.7

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	94.44	100.0	73.33	1.29	1497.54
2	Presbyterian Ladies College (Perth) Pipes & Drums Perth, Western Australia	P1: 2, P2: - D: 1, E: 2	94.44	94.44	100.0	94.44	72.5	4.68	1511.51
3	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: - D: 5, E: 3	88.89	88.89	77.78	88.89	63.33	-6.41	1493.59
4	Golden City Pipe Band California Gully, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: - D: 3, E: 4	83.33	83.33	88.89	83.33	64.17	-6.97	1490.97
5	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 5, P2: - D: 4, E: 5	77.78	77.78	83.33	77.78	60.0	-6.0	1494.99

Novice Juvenile A

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	5.55	1511.88
2	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	0.0	90.0	90.0	67.5	-4.63	1494.2

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	6.33	1506.33
2	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: 2	94.44	94.44	0.0	94.44	94.44	70.83	-1.17	1498.83

Novice Juvenile B

5 bands 8 results

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 1, E: 1	100.0	92.31	100.0	100.0	73.08	8.63	1496.25
2	Presbyterian Ladies College (Perth) Pipes & Drums Perth, Western Australia	P1: 1, P2: - D: 2, E: 3	92.31	100.0	92.31	84.62	69.62	6.83	1506.83
3	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: - D: 4, E: 2	84.62	76.92	76.92	92.31	60.77	0.42	1500.42
4	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: - D: 3, E: 4	76.92	84.62	84.62	76.92	61.92	0.99	1500.99
5	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 5, P2: - D: 5, E: 5	69.23	69.23	69.23	69.23	51.92	-5.3	1494.7

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Presbyterian Ladies College (Perth) Pipes & Drums Perth, Western Australia	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.44	73.89	4.68	1511.51
2	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: 1	94.44	94.44	94.44	100.0	71.94	1.29	1497.54
3	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: - D: 3, E: 3	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	66.67	-6.0	1494.99

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.63

Lowest Delta

-7.74

Bands Scored

18

Grade Distribution

1 1 band

2 2 bands

3 4 bands

4A 1 band

4B 9 bands

Novice Juvenile A 2 bands

Novice Juvenile B 5 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