Gourock Highland Games

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 10, 2026

Location

Gourock

Bands / Results

33 bands · 43 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

4 bands

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band Shotts, North Lanarkshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.04	1552.28
2	Coalburn I.O.R. Pipe Band Coalburn, South Lanarkshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	70.0	90.0	84.0	2.72	1464.76
3	Oban Pipe Band Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	80.0	80.0	70.0	90.0	80.0	80.5	1.34	1459.76
4	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 2) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 4	70.0	70.0	80.0	80.0	70.0	75.5	-1.32	1474.47

2

7 bands

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Oban Pipe Band Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.75	93.75	96.88	7.4	1467.16
2	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 2) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	93.75	87.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	93.75	5.37	1479.84
3	Coalburn I.O.R. Pipe Band Coalburn, South Lanarkshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	87.5	93.75	93.75	87.5	87.5	90.62	3.73	1468.5
4	Uddingston Strathclyde Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Uddingston, South Lanarkshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	81.25	81.25	81.25	81.25	81.25	81.25	-2.03	1517.7
5	Williamwood Pipe Band Williamwood, Glasgow	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 5	75.0	75.0	75.0	68.75	75.0	73.12	-4.84	1496.9
6	Kilbarchan Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 6	68.75	68.75	68.75	62.5	68.75	66.88	-6.94	1479.13
7	Milngavie Pipe Band Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 7	62.5	62.5	62.5	75.0	62.5	66.25	-5.35	1416.61

3

6 bands

Medley

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Govan Community Pipe Band Govan, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	90.0	70.0	80.0	100.0	84.0	-0.06	1554.4
2	Uddingston Strathclyde Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Uddingston, South Lanarkshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	90.0	85.0	1.45	1519.73
3	Williamwood Pipe Band Williamwood, Glasgow	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 5	80.0	100.0	100.0	60.0	60.0	80.0	0.36	1501.74
4	Kilbarchan Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	70.0	90.0	70.0	70.0	75.0	-1.9	1486.07
5	Lower Clyde Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3B) Port Glasgow, Inverclyde	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 3	60.0	50.0	60.0	100.0	80.0	73.5	-2.54	1520.42
6	Milngavie Pipe Band Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 6	50.0	60.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	52.5	-7.07	1421.96

4A

7 bands

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.54	1514.44
2	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 4A) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	93.75	81.25	93.75	87.5	87.5	87.5	1.45	1494.98
3	Renfrewshire Schools Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 4	87.5	87.5	87.5	93.75	81.25	88.12	1.35	1526.76
4	Oban High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 2, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 2	81.25	93.75	75.0	81.25	93.75	85.31	0.8	1490.39
5	Mid Argyll Pipe Band Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 7, E: 5	75.0	68.75	81.25	62.5	75.0	71.25	-4.3	1452.55
6	Barrhead & District Pipe Band Barrhead, Glasgow	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 7	68.75	75.0	68.75	68.75	62.5	69.06	-7.64	1533.32
7	Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band Dunoon, Argyll & Bute	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 6	62.5	62.5	62.5	75.0	68.75	67.5	-7.96	1521.89

4B

10 bands

March

10 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Kilbarchan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	82.35	82.35	94.12	94.12	88.24	4.96	1477.52
2	Uddingston Strathclyde Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Uddingston, South Lanarkshire	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 7, E: 3	94.12	100.0	94.12	64.71	88.24	85.59	1.84	1544.68
3	Paisley & District R.B.L Pipe Band Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 1, E: 1	88.24	70.59	70.59	100.0	100.0	85.29	2.68	1512.33
4	East Kilbride Pipe Band East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 5	82.35	88.24	88.24	82.35	76.47	84.12	2.48	1502.48
5	Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band Dunoon, Argyll & Bute	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 6, E: 6	76.47	94.12	100.0	70.59	70.59	83.82	1.54	1529.85
6	Dean Castle Pipes & Drums Irvine, North Ayrshire	P1: 8, P2: 9 D: 3, E: 4	70.59	58.82	52.94	88.24	82.35	70.88	-2.32	1497.68
7	Lanark & District Pipe Band Lanark, South Lanarkshire	P1: 7, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 8	64.71	64.71	76.47	76.47	58.82	70.0	-3.16	1496.84
8	Troon Blackrock Pipe Band Troon, South Ayrshire	P1: 5, P2: 7 D: 9, E: 7	58.82	76.47	64.71	52.94	64.71	64.12	-3.68	1446.16
9	Lower Clyde Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Port Glasgow, Inverclyde	P1: 10, P2: 10 D: 8, E: 9	52.94	47.06	47.06	58.82	52.94	51.76	-8.35	1480.47
10	Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire	P1: 9, P2: 8 D: 10, E: 10	47.06	52.94	58.82	47.06	47.06	51.47	-7.43	1447.4

Novice Juvenile B

7 bands

March

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Oban High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	82.35	100.0	94.71	5.62	1546.27
2	Stirling & District Schools Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Stirling, Stirlingshire	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 2	94.12	88.24	82.35	94.12	94.12	89.71	5.4	1483.41
3	North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	88.24	82.35	88.24	88.24	88.24	86.76	3.01	1521.87
4	St. Columbas School Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Kilmalcolm, Inverclyde	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 7, E: 6	82.35	94.12	94.12	64.71	70.59	80.59	0.98	1503.21
5	The Glasgow Academy Pipe Band Glasgow, Lanarkshire	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 1, E: 5	76.47	70.59	64.71	100.0	76.47	79.12	0.09	1512.05
6	Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band Dunoon, Argyll & Bute	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 4	70.59	76.47	70.59	76.47	82.35	76.18	-0.85	1502.36
7	Renfrewshire Schools Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJB) Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 7, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 7	64.71	64.71	76.47	70.59	64.71	69.41	-2.82	1473.11

Juvenile

2 bands

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	North Lanarkshire Schools Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.54	1514.44
2	Renfrewshire Schools Pipes & Drums (Gr. NJA) Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	1.35	1526.76

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.54

Lowest Delta

-8.35

Bands Scored

33

Grade Distribution

1 4 bands

2 7 bands

3 6 bands

4A 7 bands

4B 10 bands

Novice Juvenile B 7 bands

Juvenile 2 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