Garioch Pipe Band 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

May 24, 2026

Location

Inverurie

Bands / Results

16 bands · 24 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	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	6.1	1582.14
2	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	71.43	71.43	85.71	85.71	78.57	-2.51	1541.79
3	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	85.71	85.71	71.43	71.43	78.57	1.12	1429.02
4	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	57.14	57.14	57.14	57.14	57.14	57.14	-8.76	1480.26

2

5 bands

MSR

5 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	5.89	1588.03
2	Buchan Peterson Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Peterhead, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	87.5	62.5	75.0	87.5	87.5	78.12	-2.15	1539.65
3	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 4	75.0	87.5	87.5	62.5	62.5	75.0	-1.27	1478.98
4	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	62.5	75.0	62.5	75.0	75.0	71.88	-1.43	1427.58
5	Elgin & District Pipe Band Elgin, Morayshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-11.3	1549.61

3

3 bands

Medley

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	6.78	1560.91
2	Culter & District Pipe Band Peterculter, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	1.2	1529.39
3	R.A.F. Lossiemouth Pipes & Drums Lossiemouth, Morayshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	-3.92	1483.56

4A

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	R.A.F. Lossiemouth Pipes & Drums Lossiemouth, Morayshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	97.5	7.81	1491.38
2	Granite City Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	100.0	90.0	4.07	1502.19
3	City of Aberdeen Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	-1.62	1467.76

4B

9 bands

March

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	88.89	100.0	96.67	7.05	1559.43
2	Granite City Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	88.89	88.89	88.89	77.78	88.89	85.56	6.51	1498.12
3	Dunnottar Pipes & Drums Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 3	77.78	77.78	55.56	100.0	77.78	78.89	5.21	1492.32
4	Arbroath Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Arbroath, Angus	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	66.67	55.56	66.67	55.56	66.67	60.56	1.41	1483.48
5	Ellon & District Royal British Legion Pipe Band Ellon, Aberdeenshire	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 6	55.56	44.44	44.44	66.67	44.44	51.11	-1.16	1497.84
6	Towie & District Pipe Band Towie	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 8, E: 7	44.44	66.67	77.78	22.22	33.33	49.44	-1.41	1494.26
7	Fraserburgh Royal British Legion Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 8	33.33	33.33	33.33	44.44	22.22	34.44	-4.63	1490.24
8	City of Aberdeen Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 7, E: 5	22.22	11.11	11.11	33.33	55.56	26.67	-5.7	1469.39
9	47th Culter Boys Brigade Pipe Band Culter, South Lanarkshire	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 9, E: 9	11.11	22.22	22.22	11.11	11.11	16.67	-7.27	1448.8

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.81

Lowest Delta

-11.30

Bands Scored

16

Grade Distribution

1 4 bands

2 5 bands

3 3 bands

4A 3 bands

4B 9 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