Markinch 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

June 07, 2026

Location

Markinch

Bands / Results

16 bands · 24 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	BurntIsland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) BurntIsland, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.85	1563.13
2	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	80.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	87.5	-1.08	1541.63
3	Methil & District Pipe Band Methil, Fife	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	90.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	82.5	1.88	1509.09

3

7 bands

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	BurntIsland & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) BurntIsland, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.85	1563.13
2	Methil & District Pipe Band Methil, Fife	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	90.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	82.0	1.88	1509.09
3	Govan Community Pipe Band Govan, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 5	80.0	90.0	90.0	70.0	60.0	78.0	-0.86	1563.25
4	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 3	70.0	60.0	60.0	90.0	80.0	73.0	-1.08	1541.63
5	High School of Dundee Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Dundee, Angus	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 4	60.0	70.0	70.0	50.0	70.0	64.0	-4.27	1521.33
6	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 6	50.0	50.0	50.0	40.0	50.0	47.0	-8.07	1523.0
7	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 4A) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 5, E: 7	40.0	40.0	40.0	60.0	40.0	46.0	-7.16	1486.97

4A

7 bands

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Kirkcaldy & District Pipe Band Kirkcaldy, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	71.43	100.0	91.43	7.17	1530.88
2	High School of Dundee Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Dundee, Angus	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	42.86	85.71	72.86	3.08	1524.41
3	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	71.43	71.43	71.43	85.71	71.43	75.71	3.67	1526.67
4	City of St. Andrews Pipe Band St. Andrews, Fife	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 4	57.14	42.86	42.86	100.0	57.14	62.86	0.91	1520.28
5	Edinburgh Academy Pipe Band Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 5	42.86	57.14	57.14	28.57	42.86	45.71	-2.59	1506.15
6	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 4A) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 6	28.57	28.57	28.57	57.14	28.57	37.14	-3.81	1483.16
7	High School of Dundee Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Dundee, Angus	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	-8.42	1462.6

4B

4 bands

March

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Queensferry Pipes & Drums Queensferry, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	85.71	100.0	100.0	96.43	6.65	1493.61
2	Uddingston Strathclyde Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Uddingston, South Lanarkshire	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	100.0	85.71	85.71	89.29	1.56	1547.95
3	Kincardine & District Pipe Band Kincardine, Fife	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	-4.13	1469.67
4	Alyth & District Pipe Band Alyth, Perth & Kinross	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	57.14	57.14	57.14	57.14	57.14	57.14	-8.91	1464.41

Nov Juv B

3 bands

March

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Edinburgh Academy Pipe Band Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.71	85.71	92.86	4.5	1508.74
2	High School of Dundee Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Dundee, Angus	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	85.71	71.43	71.43	100.0	100.0	85.71	2.44	1471.02
3	BurntIsland & District Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) BurntIsland, Fife	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	85.71	85.71	71.43	71.43	78.57	-2.12	1508.88

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.85

Lowest Delta

-8.91

Bands Scored

16

Grade Distribution

2 3 bands

3 7 bands

4A 7 bands

4B 4 bands

Nov Juv B 3 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