Cowal Highland Gathering

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

August 29, 2026

Location

Dunoon

Bands / Results

19 bands · 29 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

2 bands

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Kilbarchan Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	50.0	100.0	85.0	6.66	1497.18
2	Govan Pipe Band Govan, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	50.0	50.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	65.0	-6.66	1588.97

3

6 bands 9 results

MSR

6 bands 9 results

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Govan Pipe Band Govan, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	93.75	93.75	93.75	100.0	95.0	1.2	1590.17
1	Kilbarchan Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	92.5	4.08	1501.26
2	Govan Pipe Band Govan, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	87.5	92.5	1.2	1590.17
2	Kilbarchan Pipe Band (Gr. 3B) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 2	93.75	100.0	100.0	87.5	93.75	95.0	4.08	1501.26
3	Mid Argyll Pipe Band Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	87.5	81.25	87.5	81.25	93.75	85.31	-2.88	1436.67
3	Oban High School Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	87.5	87.5	87.5	81.25	87.5	85.62	5.94	1505.18
4	Milngavie Pipe Band Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 4	81.25	81.25	81.25	100.0	81.25	86.88	1.36	1392.14
4	Renfrewshire Schools Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	81.25	87.5	81.25	87.5	81.25	84.69	-1.76	1547.69
5	Milngavie Pipe Band Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 5	75.0	75.0	75.0	100.0	75.0	82.5	1.36	1392.14

4A

7 bands

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Oban High School Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.75	93.75	96.88	5.94	1505.18
2	Kirkcaldy & District Pipe Band Kirkcaldy, Fife	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 6	93.75	93.75	93.75	87.5	68.75	86.88	-0.19	1525.0
3	Renfrewshire Schools Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 1, E: 1	87.5	68.75	68.75	100.0	100.0	84.38	-1.76	1547.69
4	Kintyre Schools Pipe Band Campbeltown, Argyll & Clyde	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 3	81.25	87.5	75.0	81.25	87.5	82.5	-3.73	1539.18
5	Falkirk Schools Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Falkirk, Falkirk	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 4	75.0	81.25	81.25	68.75	81.25	77.5	-3.57	1447.1
6	Mid Argyll Pipe Band Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	68.75	75.0	87.5	75.0	75.0	78.12	-2.88	1436.67
7	Troon Blackrock Pipe Band Troon, South Ayrshire	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	-7.45	1407.7

4B

5 bands

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band Dunoon, Argyll & Bute	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.91	100.0	97.27	6.84	1503.34
2	Kilbarchan Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	90.91	90.91	90.91	100.0	81.82	91.82	5.29	1476.69
3	Helensburgh Clan Colquhoun Pipe Band Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	81.82	81.82	81.82	72.73	90.91	80.91	0.77	1469.07
4	Troon Blackrock Pipe Band Troon, South Ayrshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	72.73	72.73	72.73	81.82	72.73	75.45	0.05	1415.15
5	Kilsyth Thistle Pipe Band Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	-5.08	1414.52

Novice Juvenile B

6 bands

March

6 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: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	90.91	100.0	100.0	95.45	4.54	1553.14
2	Kintyre Schools Pipe Band Campbeltown, Argyll & Clyde	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	100.0	100.0	90.91	90.91	95.45	4.84	1542.91
3	Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band Dunoon, Argyll & Bute	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	81.82	72.73	72.73	72.73	81.82	74.55	-2.75	1493.39
4	Renfrewshire Schools Pipes & Drums (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 4	72.73	81.82	81.82	63.64	72.73	74.55	-1.53	1453.69
5	Falkirk Schools Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Falkirk, Falkirk	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 5	63.64	63.64	63.64	54.55	63.64	60.91	-6.59	1434.81
6	Hutchesons Grammar School Pipe Band Glasgow, Lanarkshire	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 6	54.55	54.55	54.55	81.82	54.55	62.73	-6.38	1466.83

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.84

Lowest Delta

-7.45

Bands Scored

19

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 6 bands

4A 7 bands

4B 5 bands

Novice Juvenile B 6 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