United Scottish Society Costa Mesa Games

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

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Competition Info
Date
May 22, 2026
Location
Costa Mesa
Bands / Results
12 bands · 24 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3
5 bands 10 results
MSR
5 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 Prince Charles Pipe Band (Gr. 3)
San Rafael, California 		P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 1, E: 2 		100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.67 98.33 7.22 1540.27
2 Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3)
Rancho Cucamonga, California 		P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 3, E: 1 		91.67 91.67 83.33 83.33 100.0 88.75 3.75 1518.37
3 City of Angels Pipe Band
Los Angeles, California 		P1: 4, P2: 4
D: 2, E: 3 		83.33 75.0 75.0 91.67 83.33 81.67 0.84 1513.66
4 Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3)
Phoenix, Arizona 		P1: 3, P2: 2
D: 4, E: 4 		75.0 83.33 91.67 75.0 75.0 81.25 1.3 1492.75
5 Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3)
Pasadena, California 		P1: 5, P2: 5
D: 5, E: 5 		66.67 66.67 66.67 66.67 66.67 66.67 -3.71 1450.75
Medley
5 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 City of Angels Pipe Band
Los Angeles, California 		P1: 2, P2: 2
D: 1, E: 1 		100.0 91.67 91.67 100.0 100.0 95.83 6.98 1512.82
2 Prince Charles Pipe Band (Gr. 3)
San Rafael, California 		P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 2, E: 2 		91.67 100.0 100.0 91.67 91.67 95.83 6.36 1533.05
3 Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 3)
Rancho Cucamonga, California 		P1: 4, P2: 4
D: 3, E: 3 		83.33 75.0 75.0 83.33 83.33 79.17 -0.27 1514.62
4 Phoenix Pipe Band (Gr. 3)
Phoenix, Arizona 		P1: 3, P2: 3
D: 4, E: 4 		75.0 83.33 83.33 75.0 75.0 79.17 0.45 1491.45
5 Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3)
Pasadena, California 		P1: 5, P2: 5
D: 5, E: 5 		66.67 66.67 66.67 66.67 66.67 66.67 -3.82 1454.46
4
7 bands 14 results
MSR
7 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Burnaby, British Columbia 		P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 4, E: 3 		100.0 100.0 100.0 75.0 83.33 89.17 3.49 1532.66
2 Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Saratoga, California 		P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 3, E: 2 		91.67 91.67 83.33 83.33 91.67 87.08 3.62 1499.36
3 Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Santa Ana, California 		P1: 3, P2: 2
D: 2, E: 5 		83.33 83.33 91.67 91.67 66.67 84.58 0.87 1553.62
4 House of Scotland Pipe Band
San Diego, California 		P1: 5, P2: 4
D: 1, E: 4 		75.0 66.67 75.0 100.0 75.0 80.42 0.23 1515.9
5 Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Bountiful, Utah 		P1: 6, P2: 5
D: 7, E: 1 		66.67 58.33 66.67 50.0 100.0 66.25 -4.21 1512.54
6 Glendora High School - U.S.A. Pipe Band
Glendora, California 		P1: 4, P2: 6
D: 5, E: 6 		58.33 75.0 58.33 66.67 58.33 65.0 -5.22 1489.95
7 The University of California Riverside Pipe Band
Riverside, California 		P1: 8, P2: 8
D: 8, E: 7 		50.0 41.67 41.67 41.67 50.0 43.33 -8.19 1450.21
Medley
7 bands
Place Band Positions PU Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating Actions
1 Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Burnaby, British Columbia 		P1: 1, P2: 1
D: 4, E: 3 		100.0 100.0 100.0 75.0 83.33 89.17 3.6 1529.17
2 Silicon Valley Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Saratoga, California 		P1: 2, P2: 3
D: 3, E: 2 		91.67 91.67 83.33 83.33 91.67 87.08 3.73 1495.74
3 Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Santa Ana, California 		P1: 3, P2: 2
D: 2, E: 5 		83.33 83.33 91.67 91.67 66.67 84.58 0.9 1552.75
4 House of Scotland Pipe Band
San Diego, California 		P1: 5, P2: 4
D: 1, E: 4 		75.0 66.67 75.0 100.0 75.0 80.42 0.24 1515.67
5 Wasatch & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4)
Bountiful, Utah 		P1: 6, P2: 5
D: 7, E: 1 		66.67 58.33 66.67 50.0 100.0 66.25 -4.34 1516.75
6 Glendora High School - U.S.A. Pipe Band
Glendora, California 		P1: 4, P2: 6
D: 5, E: 6 		58.33 75.0 58.33 66.67 58.33 65.0 -5.38 1495.17
7 The University of California Riverside Pipe Band
Riverside, California 		P1: 8, P2: 8
D: 8, E: 7 		50.0 41.67 41.67 41.67 50.0 43.33 -8.43 1458.39
Score Statistics
Highest Delta
7.22
Lowest Delta
-8.43
Bands Scored
12
Grade Distribution
3 5 bands
5
4 7 bands
7
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