Aberdeen

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 21, 2026

Location

Aberdeen

Bands / Results

14 bands · 22 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

3 bands

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	94.5	5.49	1447.54
2	TEXO Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	90.0	90.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	95.5	1.63	1595.48
3	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	-5.01	1477.63

2

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: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	75.0	75.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	3.71	1593.85
2	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 3	75.0	100.0	100.0	25.0	50.0	67.5	3.96	1442.06
3	Grampian Police Scotland Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	75.0	55.0	-0.83	1482.64
4	Elgin & District Pipe Band Elgin, Morayshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	25.0	25.0	25.0	75.0	25.0	40.0	-6.85	1537.79

3

3 bands

MSR

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	6.13	1543.92
2	Fraserburgh Royal British Legion Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	2.48	1448.87
3	R.A.F. Lossiemouth Pipes & Drums Lossiemouth, Morayshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	80.0	2.09	1486.98

4A

4 bands

MSR

4 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: 3, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	90.0	92.0	2.09	1486.98
2	Granite City Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 1	90.0	90.0	80.0	90.0	100.0	89.5	0.3	1508.48
3	Dunnottar Pipes & Drums Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 3	80.0	70.0	70.0	100.0	80.0	81.0	-3.56	1487.64
4	City of Aberdeen Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 4	70.0	80.0	90.0	70.0	70.0	77.5	-4.97	1458.65

4B

8 bands

March

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Bucksburn & District Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	62.5	87.5	86.25	4.78	1555.53
2	Granite City Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 1	87.5	87.5	75.0	75.0	100.0	83.12	5.59	1508.19
3	Ellon & District Royal British Legion Pipe Band Ellon, Aberdeenshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	75.0	62.5	62.5	87.5	62.5	70.0	2.85	1500.95
4	Dunnottar Pipes & Drums Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 1, E: 3	62.5	37.5	37.5	100.0	75.0	63.75	1.75	1491.2
5	Highland Granite Pipes & Drums Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 5	50.0	75.0	87.5	37.5	50.0	61.88	1.0	1501.0
6	City of Aberdeen Pipe Band Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 8, E: 6	37.5	50.0	50.0	12.5	37.5	36.25	-3.59	1463.62
7	Fraserburgh Royal British Legion Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	25.0	-6.78	1483.44
8	47th Culter Boys Brigade Pipe Band Culter, South Lanarkshire	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 8	12.5	12.5	12.5	50.0	12.5	23.75	-5.59	1437.51

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.13

Lowest Delta

-6.85

Bands Scored

14

Grade Distribution

1 3 bands

2 4 bands

3 3 bands

4A 4 bands

4B 8 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