South Coast 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

May 03, 2025

Location

Amanzimtoti

Bands / Results

18 bands · 39 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: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.21	1516.36
2	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	94.74	94.74	94.74	89.47	94.74	93.16	0.34	1512.86
3	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	89.47	84.21	84.21	94.74	89.47	88.42	-3.2	1491.62
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	84.21	89.47	89.47	84.21	84.21	86.84	-4.54	1486.93

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	97.0	5.05	1512.52
2	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 3	90.0	90.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	93.5	3.07	1509.15
3	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	82.0	-3.14	1494.82
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	-8.53	1491.47

3

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 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: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.13	1519.01
2	Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	94.74	89.47	94.74	84.21	94.74	90.26	-1.56	1490.98
3	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	89.47	94.74	89.47	89.47	84.21	89.74	-2.15	1492.51
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	84.21	84.21	84.21	94.74	89.47	88.42	-3.42	1499.05

Medley

4 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: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.05	1511.88
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	0.75	1502.47
3	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	70.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	77.5	-5.33	1494.67
4	Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	80.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	72.5	-7.46	1492.54

4

5 bands 9 results

March

5 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	8.12	1521.32
2	KZN Callies Pipe Band Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	P1: 5, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	60.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	82.5	1.06	1501.06
3	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	80.0	90.0	80.0	80.0	70.0	80.5	0.21	1500.21
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	70.0	80.0	70.0	60.0	60.0	67.5	-5.31	1493.7
5	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 3	60.0	70.0	60.0	70.0	80.0	69.5	1.43	1501.43

MSR

4 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	94.74	100.0	98.42	5.26	1526.58
2	KZN Callies Pipe Band Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	94.74	84.21	94.74	100.0	94.74	93.68	1.45	1502.5
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	89.47	94.74	89.47	84.21	89.47	89.21	-2.55	1491.15
4	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	84.21	89.47	84.21	89.47	84.21	87.11	-4.58	1495.62

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	94.74	100.0	100.0	98.68	-8.23	1475.06
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	94.74	94.74	100.0	94.74	94.74	96.05	3.25	1511.06

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: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	90.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	94.5	4.33	1483.29
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	90.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	90.0	95.5	4.21	1507.81

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: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	90.0	93.0	5.35	1511.51
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 1	90.0	100.0	70.0	90.0	100.0	89.5	3.97	1506.58
3	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	80.0	100.0	80.0	80.0	85.0	1.43	1501.43
4	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 4	70.0	70.0	80.0	60.0	70.0	69.5	-4.21	1486.6
5	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 5	60.0	60.0	60.0	70.0	60.0	63.0	-6.82	1478.97

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Andrew's College SA Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.47	100.0	96.84	4.39	1505.83
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	94.74	89.47	94.74	100.0	89.47	93.95	1.25	1512.76
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 2	89.47	94.74	89.47	78.95	94.74	88.68	-2.19	1484.41
4	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	84.21	84.21	84.21	94.74	84.21	87.37	-4.4	1502.18
5	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 5	78.95	78.95	78.95	84.21	78.95	80.53	-8.23	1475.06

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.12

Lowest Delta

-8.53

Bands Scored

18

Grade Distribution

2 4 bands

3 4 bands

4 5 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