The North of Scotland Pipe Band Championships - Banchory

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 11, 2025

Location

Banchory

Bands / Results

21 bands · 31 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	92.86	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.21	6.62	1521.8
2	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	92.86	100.0	92.86	85.71	85.71	91.07	2.67	1501.72
3	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	92.86	92.86	89.29	1.44	1504.59

2

7 bands

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	85.71	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.43	8.62	1515.18
2	TEXO Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	57.14	85.71	85.71	85.71	78.57	4.57	1512.65
3	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	71.43	71.43	57.14	57.14	71.43	63.57	1.41	1503.15
4	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 3 D: 6, E: 6	57.14	100.0	71.43	28.57	28.57	57.14	0.06	1499.05
5	City of Discovery Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Dundee, Angus	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 4	42.86	42.86	42.86	71.43	57.14	54.29	-0.63	1499.85
6	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 5	28.57	28.57	28.57	42.86	42.86	35.71	-4.7	1493.15
7	Fraserburgh Royal British Legion Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	-9.32	1482.8

3

8 bands

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	TEXO Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.8	1520.45
2	City of Discovery Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Dundee, Angus	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 5	92.86	92.86	92.86	78.57	71.43	84.29	-0.23	1499.62
3	Elgin & District Pipe Band Elgin, Morayshire	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	85.71	71.43	78.57	85.71	92.86	81.79	7.8	1515.89
4	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 7, E: 3	78.57	85.71	85.71	57.14	85.71	77.14	-2.82	1494.7
5	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 6	71.43	78.57	71.43	92.86	64.29	78.21	-2.18	1490.97
6	Culter & District Pipe Band Peterculter, Aberdeenshire	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 4	64.29	64.29	57.14	71.43	78.57	67.5	3.14	1507.05
7	Fraserburgh Royal British Legion Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 7	57.14	57.14	64.29	64.29	57.14	61.07	-6.74	1476.06
8	R.A.F. Lossiemouth Pipes & Drums Lossiemouth, Morayshire	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 8	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-1.53	1498.09

4A

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Elgin & District Pipe Band Elgin, Morayshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.8	1515.89
2	Culter & District Pipe Band Peterculter, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.86	92.86	92.86	92.86	92.86	92.86	3.14	1507.05
3	R.A.F. Lossiemouth Pipes & Drums Lossiemouth, Morayshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	-1.53	1498.09

4B

10 bands

March

10 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	City of Discovery Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Dundee, Angus	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	94.0	8.06	1516.38
2	City of St Augustine Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) St Augstine, Florida	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	60.0	90.0	81.0	5.38	1510.92
3	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 4	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	70.0	81.0	5.38	1510.92
4	Dunnottar Pipes & Drums Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire	P1: 5, P2: 7 D: 1, E: 3	70.0	60.0	40.0	100.0	80.0	71.0	3.31	1506.72
5	City of Aberdeen Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 8, E: 5	60.0	70.0	70.0	30.0	60.0	56.0	0.21	1500.42
6	Granite City Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 9, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 6	50.0	20.0	60.0	70.0	50.0	51.0	-0.83	1498.32
7	City of Brechin Pipe Band Brechin, Angus	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 7	40.0	40.0	50.0	50.0	40.0	45.5	-1.96	1496.01
8	Alyth & District Pipe Band Alyth, Perth & Kinross	P1: 6, P2: 8 D: 10, E: 8	30.0	50.0	30.0	10.0	30.0	29.0	-5.38	1489.08
9	Carnoustie & District Pipe Band Carnoustie, Angus	P1: 8, P2: 9 D: 7, E: 9	20.0	30.0	20.0	40.0	20.0	28.5	-5.48	1488.87
10	47th Culter Boys Brigade Pipe Band Culter, South Lanarkshire	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 9, E: 10	10.0	10.0	10.0	20.0	10.0	13.0	-8.69	1482.35

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.62

Lowest Delta

-9.32

Bands Scored

21

Grade Distribution

1 3 bands

2 7 bands

3 8 bands

4A 3 bands

4B 10 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