Otago Southland Pipe Band Championships

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

March 01, 2026

Location

Otago

Bands / Results

12 bands · 23 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	5.97	1531.84

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.16	1525.87

3

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.37	1584.76

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.5	1580.38

4A

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	90.91	100.0	100.0	95.45	3.04	1530.64
2	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	100.0	100.0	90.91	90.91	95.45	3.34	1521.09

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Canterbury Caledonian Society's Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Canterbury, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.1	1527.6
2	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	0.47	1517.76

4B

7 bands 14 results

MSR

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band Canterbury, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	90.91	100.0	100.0	95.45	3.65	1510.83
2	Queenstown & Southern Lakes Pipe Band Queenstown, South Island	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 5	90.91	100.0	100.0	63.64	63.64	81.82	0.81	1490.68
3	City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Dunedin, Florida	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	81.82	72.73	72.73	81.82	90.91	79.09	-2.12	1508.53
4	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	72.73	63.64	81.82	72.73	81.82	74.55	-3.09	1493.71
5	Waimatuku Southern Scenic Highland Pipe Band Waimatuku	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 4	63.64	63.64	63.64	54.55	72.73	62.73	-4.79	1465.38
6	Ashburton County Scottish Society Pipe Band Ashburton, South Island	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	54.55	45.45	54.55	90.91	54.55	63.18	-3.65	1432.59
7	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Gore, South Island	P1: 6, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	45.45	54.55	45.45	45.45	45.45	47.73	-7.54	1440.52

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band Canterbury, South Island	P1: 4, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	72.73	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.18	4.01	1507.18
2	ILT City of Invercargill Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Invercargill, Southland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	90.91	100.0	90.91	72.73	90.91	87.73	1.12	1496.8
3	Queenstown & Southern Lakes Pipe Band Queenstown, South Island	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	81.82	90.91	81.82	63.64	63.64	75.0	-2.87	1489.87
4	City of Dunedin Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Dunedin, Florida	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	72.73	54.55	72.73	81.82	72.73	70.91	-4.66	1510.65
5	Waimatuku Southern Scenic Highland Pipe Band Waimatuku	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 7, E: 3	63.64	81.82	63.64	45.45	81.82	66.36	-4.39	1470.17
6	Ashburton County Scottish Society Pipe Band Ashburton, South Island	P1: 7, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	54.55	45.45	54.55	90.91	54.55	63.18	-3.75	1436.23
7	Hokonui Celtic Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Gore, South Island	P1: 5, P2: 7 D: 6, E: 7	45.45	63.64	45.45	54.55	45.45	52.73	-6.68	1448.07

Juvenile

1 band

March

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	South Canterbury & Celtic (Nelson) Combied Youth Band Pipe Band Nelson & Timaru, Canterbury	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	1499.59

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.16

Lowest Delta

-7.54

Bands Scored

12

Grade Distribution

2 1 band

3 1 band

4A 2 bands

4B 7 bands

Juvenile 1 band

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