San Diego Scottish Highland Games

Calculated ranking scores by grade and set

Competition Details Back to Rankings

Ranking Model: Elo-like (discipline-weighted). Event deltas are based on expected vs actual field outcomes.

Competition Info

Date

June 20, 2026

Location

San Diego

Bands / Results

10 bands · 17 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	7.11	1525.85
2	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	3.09	1446.34

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Santa Ana, California	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	87.5	100.0	100.0	87.5	94.38	3.66	1518.74
2	Pasadena Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Pasadena, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	87.5	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	-4.11	1443.25

4

5 bands 9 results

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	57.14	100.0	87.14	1.49	1562.12
2	House of Scotland Pipe Band San Diego, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	85.71	85.71	85.71	100.0	85.71	90.0	2.39	1528.74
3	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	71.43	-2.4	1462.91
4	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	57.14	42.86	57.14	85.71	57.14	62.14	-3.01	1430.73
5	Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	42.86	57.14	42.86	42.86	42.86	46.43	-8.67	1477.82

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	92.5	1.7	1560.64
2	House of Scotland Pipe Band San Diego, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	100.0	87.5	91.25	1.65	1526.35
3	The University of California Riverside Pipe Band Riverside, California	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	75.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	75.0	78.75	-2.11	1433.74
4	Long Beach Pipe Band Long Beach, California	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.5	-9.06	1465.31

5

3 bands 4 results

March

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Upland Highland Pipe Band Rancho Cucamonga, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.48	1535.15
2	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Santa Ana, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	-8.48	1477.49

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cameron Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Santa Ana, California	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	100.0	96.25	5.86	1483.35
2	Helix Charter High School Pipe Band La Mesa, California	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	100.0	87.5	91.25	2.42	1502.42

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.48

Lowest Delta

-9.06

Bands Scored

10

Grade Distribution

3 2 bands

4 5 bands

5 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