Victorian Pipe Band Competition

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

May 17, 2025

Location

Maryborough

Bands / Results

20 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	7.49	1513.84
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	2.78	1505.99

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	6.35	1506.35
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	3.21	1503.21

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. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.24	100.0	98.57	6.14	1509.61
2	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	95.24	95.24	95.24	100.0	90.48	95.71	7.55	1513.29
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	-0.85	1498.37
4	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	85.71	90.48	85.71	90.48	85.71	88.33	2.41	1506.0

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	95.65	95.65	95.65	96.74	3.47	1503.47
2	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 1	95.65	95.65	86.96	91.3	100.0	93.04	5.74	1505.74
3	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	91.3	86.96	91.3	100.0	91.3	92.83	3.59	1503.59
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	-0.78	1499.22

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	7.54	1512.06
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	2.73	1507.77

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	4.52	1504.52
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	5.04	1505.04

4B

12 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. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	95.24	100.0	95.24	97.86	5.18	1516.69
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	3.1	1513.5
3	Batarat Grammer Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Wendouree, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	90.48	90.48	90.48	90.48	85.71	89.52	-0.69	1493.3
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	-2.26	1497.74
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	-4.52	1488.26
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	-4.72	1490.66
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	-5.36	1488.25
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	-6.52	1486.6
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	-6.79	1484.02
10	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 10, P2: 9 D: 6, E: 11	57.14	57.14	61.9	76.19	52.38	63.1	-8.62	1478.88
11	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 11, E: 7	52.38	52.38	52.38	52.38	71.43	56.19	-8.62	1478.88

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	5.12	1510.4
2	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	95.65	86.96	100.0	95.65	100.0	95.43	3.24	1490.86
3	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 8	91.3	91.3	91.3	82.61	69.57	84.35	-2.91	1487.49
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	-5.13	1494.87
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	-4.62	1495.38
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	-6.87	1493.13
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	-6.39	1493.61
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	-7.22	1492.78
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	-9.18	1490.82

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. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.55	1513.29
2	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	95.24	2.41	1506.0

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. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.65	100.0	98.7	5.74	1505.74
2	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	95.65	95.65	95.65	100.0	95.65	96.96	3.59	1503.59

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. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	80.0	80.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	7.2	1507.2
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	5.28	1505.28
3	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	-9.6	1490.4
4	Batarat Grammer Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Wendouree, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 2	40.0	40.0	40.0	40.0	80.0	48.0	-2.88	1497.12
5	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-9.6	1490.4

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scotch College Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	95.65	100.0	95.65	100.0	97.61	4.31	1511.51
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	5.12	1510.4
3	Batarat Grammer Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Wendouree, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	91.3	91.3	86.96	86.96	91.3	88.91	-3.12	1494.0
4	Haileybury Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	86.96	86.96	91.3	91.3	86.96	89.35	-2.91	1487.49

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.55

Lowest Delta

-9.60

Bands Scored

20

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 4 bands

4A 2 bands

4B 12 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