St. Benedict's Gathering

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 26, 2025

Location

Germiston

Bands / Results

21 bands · 44 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	95.45	95.45	90.91	100.0	95.0	2.99	1537.46
2	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	95.45	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	99.09	11.7	1502.41
3	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	90.91	86.36	86.36	95.45	90.91	90.0	-4.18	1527.29
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	86.36	90.91	90.91	86.36	86.36	88.64	-3.21	1464.62

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.82	100.0	94.55	5.93	1534.47
2	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 4	90.91	90.91	90.91	100.0	72.73	90.0	1.54	1531.48
3	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	90.91	86.36	-0.52	1490.71
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	81.82	74.55	-8.91	1467.83

3

5 bands 10 results

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	98.64	8.46	1551.51
2	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	95.45	95.45	95.45	100.0	90.91	95.91	5.13	1525.01
3	Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	90.91	86.36	90.91	86.36	95.45	89.32	-3.04	1483.51
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	86.36	90.91	86.36	90.91	86.36	88.86	-2.86	1464.0
5	South African Irish Regiment Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	-9.67	1416.81

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	90.91	100.0	100.0	97.73	8.51	1543.05
2	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	81.82	100.0	90.91	90.91	90.91	2.57	1519.88
3	Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	81.82	90.91	81.82	72.73	81.82	81.36	-4.43	1486.55
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 5	72.73	72.73	72.73	81.82	63.64	73.64	-9.2	1466.86
5	South African Irish Regiment Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	72.73	65.45	-12.14	1426.48

4

6 bands 12 results

March

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	10.79	1578.48
2	Knysna & Districts Pipe Band Knysna, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	90.91	63.64	81.82	90.91	81.36	1.24	1496.66
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	81.82	63.64	72.73	72.73	72.73	70.45	-6.05	1481.51
4	KZN Callies Pipe Band Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	72.73	72.73	81.82	63.64	63.64	70.45	-6.8	1495.71
5	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 3	63.64	81.82	90.91	54.55	81.82	75.91	-1.56	1482.56
6	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	54.55	54.55	54.55	90.91	54.55	65.45	-8.38	1477.85

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	98.64	6.82	1585.31
2	Knysna & Districts Pipe Band Knysna, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 6, E: 3	95.45	95.45	90.91	77.27	90.91	87.95	-4.17	1492.5
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	81.82	95.45	90.91	95.45	90.68	-0.59	1480.92
4	KZN Callies Pipe Band Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	86.36	90.91	81.82	86.36	86.36	86.36	-7.4	1488.31
5	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 6	81.82	77.27	86.36	100.0	77.27	86.36	-4.34	1473.51
6	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 5	77.27	86.36	77.27	81.82	81.82	81.82	-11.72	1470.84

Juvenile

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	100.0	98.86	-5.66	1459.79
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	95.45	95.45	100.0	95.45	95.45	96.59	5.55	1537.49

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	15.12	1465.45
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	1.52	1531.94

Novice Juvenile

5 bands 10 results

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.26	1569.27
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	83.64	2.17	1510.9
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	81.82	90.91	90.91	72.73	81.82	83.64	4.09	1474.52
4	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	72.73	72.73	72.73	90.91	72.73	78.18	1.31	1450.33
5	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	-8.08	1423.49

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	100.0	98.86	7.62	1576.9
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	95.45	95.45	100.0	95.45	90.91	95.68	5.17	1516.08
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	95.45	91.82	0.89	1475.41
4	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	-5.66	1459.79
5	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	-9.53	1413.96

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

15.12

Lowest Delta

-12.14

Bands Scored

21

Grade Distribution

2 4 bands

3 5 bands

4 6 bands

Juvenile 2 bands

Novice Juvenile 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