Innerleithen Pipe Band Championships

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 07, 2025

Location

Innerleithen

Bands / Results

13 bands · 18 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

4 bands

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.0	9.12	1528.18
2	City of Edinburgh Pipes & Drums Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: -	75.0	75.0	75.0	41.25	2.94	1515.88
3	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 3, P2: - D: 4, E: -	50.0	50.0	25.0	20.0	-5.01	1484.89
4	Tweedvale Pipe Band Tweedvale	P1: 4, P2: - D: 3, E: -	25.0	25.0	50.0	21.25	-7.04	1494.63

3

5 bands

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.0	7.74	1535.91
2	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 2, P2: - D: 3, E: -	90.0	90.0	80.0	46.5	-1.85	1484.4
3	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 3, P2: - D: 4, E: -	80.0	80.0	70.0	41.0	8.09	1519.27
4	Tweedvale Pipe Band Tweedvale	P1: 5, P2: - D: 2, E: -	70.0	60.0	90.0	42.0	-3.5	1491.13
5	Camelon & District Pipe Band (Gr. 3A) Camelon, Falkirk	P1: 4, P2: - D: 5, E: -	60.0	70.0	60.0	35.5	-5.34	1479.66

4A

5 bands

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	55.0	8.09	1519.27
2	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 2, P2: - D: 4, E: -	90.0	90.0	70.0	43.5	0.56	1519.39
3	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 3, P2: - D: 5, E: -	80.0	80.0	60.0	38.0	-1.85	1484.4
4	Penicuik & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Penicuik, Midlothian	P1: 4, P2: - D: 3, E: -	70.0	70.0	80.0	41.5	-2.6	1497.4
5	Stockbridge Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 5, P2: - D: 2, E: -	60.0	60.0	90.0	42.0	-3.67	1496.33

4B

2 bands

March

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Barrhead & District Pipe Band Barrhead, Glasgow	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	55.0	6.04	1516.97
2	Penicuik & District Pipe Band (Gr. 4B) Penicuik, Midlothian	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: -	75.0	75.0	0.0	75.0	0.0	41.25	-6.29	1491.79

Novice Juvenile B

2 bands

March

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: - D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	55.0	5.97	1518.84
2	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 2, P2: - D: 2, E: -	75.0	75.0	0.0	75.0	0.0	41.25	-5.72	1477.01

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

9.12

Lowest Delta

-7.04

Bands Scored

13

Grade Distribution

2 4 bands

3 5 bands

4A 5 bands

4B 2 bands

Novice Juvenile B 2 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