Open Belgian Championships

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

September 13, 2025

Location

Landcommanderij Alden Biesen

Bands / Results

15 bands · 20 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

3 bands

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Concord Pipe Band Hengelo, Overijssel	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.46	1518.29
2	Belgian Blend Pipe Band Antwerp, Flanders	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	2.29	1501.68
3	Coriovallum Pipe Band Heerlen, Limburg	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	-4.61	1495.39

3

5 bands

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Concord Pipe Band Hengelo, Overijssel	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	9.46	1518.29
2	Riverside Alliance Pipe Band Antwerp, Flanders	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	62.5	87.5	80.0	-1.0	1531.55
3	Belgian Blend Pipe Band Antwerp, Flanders	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	75.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	75.0	78.75	2.29	1501.68
4	Beatrix Pipe Band Kortenhoef, North Holland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	62.5	62.5	62.5	75.0	62.5	66.25	-5.19	1486.14
5	Coriovallum Pipe Band Heerlen, Limburg	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-4.61	1495.39

4

12 bands

MSR

12 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Venlo Caledonian Pipe Band Venlo	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	92.5	8.53	1492.6
2	Riverside Alliance Pipe Band Antwerp, Flanders	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 2	91.67	75.0	75.0	100.0	91.67	85.83	5.71	1537.26
3	The High Life Highland Youth Pipe Band Inverness, Inverness-shire	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	83.33	91.67	83.33	83.33	75.0	83.75	6.22	1506.22
4	Inter Scaldis Pipes & Drums Vlissingen, Zeeland	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 3	75.0	83.33	91.67	66.67	83.33	80.42	5.53	1505.23
5	Beatrix Pipe Band Kortenhoef, North Holland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 6	66.67	66.67	66.67	91.67	58.33	72.5	4.28	1490.42
6	Highland Dragon Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 8, E: 5	58.33	50.0	58.33	41.67	66.67	52.92	-0.16	1497.26
7	Clan MacBeth Pipe Band Groningen, Northern Netherlands	P1: 8, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	50.0	41.67	50.0	58.33	50.0	50.42	-0.76	1499.24
8	The MacKenzie Pipe Band Erkelenz-Golkrath, North Rhine-Westphalia,	P1: 6, P2: 8 D: 12, E: 8	41.67	58.33	41.67	8.33	41.67	35.83	-4.1	1505.33
9	Three Lakes United Pipe Band -	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 7, E: 9	33.33	33.33	33.33	50.0	33.33	38.33	-3.29	1496.71
10	Mons & District Pipe Band Mons	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 10, E: 10	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	-6.08	1493.92
11	Erft Area Pipes & Drums Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia	P1: 11, P2: 11 D: 11, E: 11	16.67	16.67	16.67	16.67	16.67	16.67	-7.89	1494.08
12	Houghton-le-Spring Pipe Band Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham	P1: 12, P2: 12 D: 9, E: 12	8.33	8.33	8.33	33.33	8.33	15.83	-8.0	1492.0

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.46

Lowest Delta

-8.00

Bands Scored

15

Grade Distribution

2 3 bands

3 5 bands

4 12 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