Benoni Gathering (Regional Final)

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 12, 2025

Location

Benoni South

Bands / Results

17 bands · 36 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 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	94.44	100.0	98.33	4.84	1529.93
2	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	94.44	88.89	94.44	100.0	88.89	93.61	1.32	1491.23
3	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	88.89	94.44	88.89	88.89	94.44	91.39	-2.06	1528.54

Medley

3 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	88.89	100.0	96.67	4.39	1525.09
2	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	88.89	77.78	77.78	100.0	88.89	86.67	-0.56	1489.91
3	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	77.78	88.89	88.89	77.78	77.78	83.33	-4.08	1530.6

3

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.89	97.78	4.75	1517.31
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	94.44	94.44	94.44	94.44	100.0	95.56	1.8	1534.54
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	94.44	90.0	-1.81	1476.06
4	South African Irish Regiment Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	-5.82	1438.62

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: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	88.89	88.89	100.0	100.0	94.44	2.66	1532.74
2	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	88.89	100.0	100.0	88.89	88.89	94.44	3.3	1512.55
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	-5.5	1477.87
4	South African Irish Regiment Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	66.67	-8.16	1444.44

4

4 bands 8 results

March

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: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	77.78	100.0	93.33	3.51	1563.95
2	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	88.89	88.89	88.89	100.0	77.78	90.0	4.3	1491.28
3	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 2	77.78	66.67	66.67	88.89	88.89	77.78	-1.0	1486.77
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	66.67	77.78	77.78	66.67	66.67	72.22	-3.47	1486.4

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	94.44	100.0	98.33	3.74	1567.69
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	94.44	88.89	88.89	100.0	94.44	93.33	1.16	1487.56
3	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	88.89	94.44	94.44	88.89	88.89	91.67	-0.54	1486.23
4	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	83.33	-7.17	1484.12

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	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	94.44	94.44	100.0	96.94	3.38	1530.42
2	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	94.44	94.44	100.0	100.0	94.44	97.5	-7.14	1449.02

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: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.89	97.78	7.32	1456.16
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	88.89	88.89	88.89	88.89	100.0	91.11	0.62	1527.05

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	6.77	1554.46
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	88.89	77.78	88.89	88.89	88.89	86.11	2.05	1507.73
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	77.78	88.89	77.78	66.67	77.78	77.22	-0.74	1470.51
4	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 4	66.67	66.67	55.56	77.78	66.67	67.22	-4.2	1448.84
5	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	55.56	55.56	66.67	55.56	55.56	58.33	-7.21	1438.34

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: 1 D: 1, E: 3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.89	97.78	3.56	1558.01
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	94.44	94.44	94.44	88.89	100.0	93.89	1.0	1508.73
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	88.89	88.89	88.89	94.44	94.44	91.67	-0.07	1470.44
4	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	83.33	77.78	77.78	83.33	83.33	80.56	-7.14	1449.02
5	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	77.78	83.33	83.33	77.78	77.78	80.56	-6.78	1431.56

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.32

Lowest Delta

-8.16

Bands Scored

17

Grade Distribution

2 3 bands

3 4 bands

4 4 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