Victorian Pipe Band Competition

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 17, 2025

Location

Maryborough

Bands / Results

19 bands · 49 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

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	Moorabbin City Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.95	1528.43
2	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	4.01	1519.23

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: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.65	99.13	10.3	1516.48
2	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	95.65	95.65	95.65	95.65	100.0	96.52	4.86	1515.22

3

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.24	100.0	98.57	8.95	1537.88
2	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	95.24	95.24	95.24	100.0	90.48	95.71	6.13	1503.8
3	Victoria Scottish Pipes & Drums Yarraville, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	90.48	85.71	90.48	85.71	95.24	88.81	-0.89	1486.44
4	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	85.71	90.48	85.71	90.48	85.71	88.33	4.34	1500.5

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	95.65	95.65	95.65	96.74	4.63	1528.93
2	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 1	95.65	95.65	86.96	91.3	100.0	93.04	0.82	1497.67
3	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	91.3	86.96	91.3	100.0	91.3	92.83	6.52	1496.16
4	Victoria Scottish Pipes & Drums Yarraville, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 4	86.96	91.3	100.0	86.96	86.96	91.3	-0.72	1487.33

4A

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Australian Federal Police Pipes & Drums Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	12.38	1519.92
2	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	3.28	1533.76

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Australian Federal Police Pipes & Drums Canberra, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	95.65	95.65	100.0	97.61	7.54	1507.54
2	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	95.65	95.65	100.0	100.0	95.65	98.04	7.3	1530.48

4B

11 bands 20 results

MSR

10 bands 11 results

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	95.24	100.0	95.24	97.86	7.74	1536.89
2	PLC (Melbourne) Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	95.24	95.24	100.0	95.24	90.48	95.48	4.51	1527.53
3	Batarat Grammer Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Wendouree, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	90.48	90.48	90.48	90.48	85.71	89.52	-0.73	1483.4
4	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 8, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 1	85.71	66.67	80.95	80.95	100.0	81.19	12.36	1519.75
5	Warmambool & District Pipes & Drums Warrnambool, Victoria	P1: 7, P2: 4 D: 7, E: 6	80.95	71.43	85.71	71.43	76.19	75.95	-7.36	1480.62
6	Horsham City Pipes & Drums Wimmera, Victoria	P1: 9, P2: 7 D: 4, E: 5	76.19	61.9	71.43	85.71	80.95	75.24	-7.77	1484.54
7	Golden City Pipe Band California Gully, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 10	71.43	85.71	76.19	66.67	57.14	71.9	-8.12	1467.37
8	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 6, P2: 8 D: 9, E: 9	66.67	76.19	66.67	61.9	61.9	66.67	-10.18	1467.47
9	Eastern Districts Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 5, P2: 10 D: 10, E: 8	61.9	80.95	57.14	57.14	66.67	65.0	-10.4	1460.13
10	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 10, P2: 9 D: 6, E: 11	57.14	57.14	61.9	76.19	52.38	63.1	-13.62	1458.15
11	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 11, E: 7	52.38	52.38	52.38	52.38	71.43	56.19	-13.62	1458.15

Medley

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	PLC (Melbourne) Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	95.65	100.0	95.65	98.04	8.06	1523.01
2	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	95.65	86.96	100.0	95.65	100.0	95.43	6.57	1529.15
3	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 8	91.3	91.3	91.3	82.61	69.57	84.35	-4.11	1471.78
4	Batarat Grammer Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Wendouree, Victoria	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 3, E: 4	86.96	78.26	73.91	91.3	86.96	82.83	-7.98	1480.45
5	Horsham City Pipes & Drums Wimmera, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 3	82.61	95.65	69.57	69.57	91.3	80.43	-7.7	1492.3
6	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 5	78.26	82.61	78.26	73.91	82.61	78.91	-10.89	1477.66
7	Golden City Pipe Band California Gully, Victoria	P1: 9, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 7	73.91	65.22	86.96	86.96	73.91	78.91	-9.94	1475.49
8	Warmambool & District Pipes & Drums Warrnambool, Victoria	P1: 8, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 6	69.57	69.57	82.61	78.26	78.26	77.17	-12.02	1487.98
9	Eastern Districts Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 7, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 9	65.22	73.91	65.22	65.22	65.22	67.39	-14.58	1470.53

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	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	12.36	1519.75
2	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	4.34	1500.5

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.65	100.0	98.7	9.84	1507.38
2	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	95.65	95.65	95.65	100.0	95.65	96.96	6.52	1496.16

Novice Juvenile B

4 bands 9 results

March

4 bands 5 results

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	80.0	80.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	11.28	1522.57
2	PLC (Melbourne) Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 4	80.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	40.0	82.0	8.35	1514.95
3	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	-15.43	1475.88
4	Batarat Grammer Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Wendouree, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 2	40.0	40.0	40.0	40.0	80.0	48.0	-4.49	1488.93
5	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-15.43	1475.88

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	95.65	100.0	95.65	100.0	97.61	6.57	1529.15
2	PLC (Melbourne) Pipe Band Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	95.65	100.0	95.65	100.0	95.65	98.04	8.06	1523.01
3	Batarat Grammer Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Wendouree, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	91.3	91.3	86.96	86.96	91.3	88.91	-4.8	1484.13
4	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	86.96	86.96	91.3	91.3	86.96	89.35	-4.11	1471.78

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

12.38

Lowest Delta

-15.43

Bands Scored

19

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 4 bands

4A 2 bands

4B 11 bands

Novice Juvenile A 2 bands

Novice Juvenile B 4 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