Ardrossan Highland Games

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

June 08, 2025

Location

Ardrossan

Bands / Results

16 bands · 26 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

3

5 bands

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Lower Clyde Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3B) Port Glasgow, Inverclyde	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	10.1	1494.19
2	Govan Community Pipe Band Govan, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: -	80.0	80.0	80.0	40.0	52.0	0.76	1512.0
3	Williamwood Pipe Band Williamwood, Glasgow	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: -	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	48.0	-0.07	1500.56
4	Troon Blackrock Pipe Band Troon, South Ayrshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: -	40.0	20.0	20.0	80.0	34.0	-4.12	1492.24
5	Strathendrick Pipe Band Association Strathendrick, Stirlingshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: -	20.0	40.0	40.0	20.0	26.0	-6.67	1494.02

4A

5 bands

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Govan Community Pipe Band Govan, Glasgow	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.33	75.0	5.09	1517.09
2	Williamwood Pipe Band Williamwood, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: -	83.33	83.33	83.33	50.0	56.67	-1.01	1499.55
3	Paisley & District R.B.L Pipe Band Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: -	66.67	50.0	50.0	100.0	55.0	-0.6	1494.65
4	Strathendrick Pipe Band Association Strathendrick, Stirlingshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: -	50.0	66.67	66.67	33.33	43.33	-4.63	1489.38
5	Troon Blackrock Pipe Band Troon, South Ayrshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: -	33.33	33.33	33.33	66.67	36.67	-6.5	1485.74

4B

6 bands

March

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Barrhead & District Pipe Band Barrhead, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: -	100.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	69.0	2.22	1519.16
2	Paisley & District R.B.L Pipe Band Paisley, Renfrewshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: -	90.0	80.0	80.0	100.0	70.0	3.53	1495.24
3	Irvine & District Pipe Band Irvine, North Ayrshire	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 6, E: -	80.0	100.0	100.0	50.0	65.0	1.43	1513.56
4	1st Troon Boys Brigade Pipe Band Troon, South Ayrshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: -	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	56.0	-4.32	1499.92
5	Dunoon Argyll Pipe Band Dunoon, Argyll & Bute	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: -	60.0	50.0	50.0	90.0	52.0	-4.53	1501.93
6	Dumbarton & District Pipe Band Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: -	50.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	48.0	-7.39	1492.61

Novice Juvenile A

1 band

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	St. Columbas School Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Kilmalcolm, Inverclyde	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	80.0	7.65	1507.65

Novice Juvenile B

4 bands

March

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	St. Columbas School Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Kilmalcolm, Inverclyde	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	74.0	5.58	1499.87
2	The Glasgow Academy Pipe Band Glasgow, Lanarkshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: -	90.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	75.0	5.94	1505.94
3	Isle of Arran Music School Pipe Band Lamlash, Argyll	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: -	80.0	80.0	80.0	70.0	61.0	-1.53	1498.47
4	Dunoon Grammar School Pipe Band Dunoon, Argyll & Bute	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: -	70.0	70.0	70.0	90.0	62.0	-0.93	1496.96

Open

5 bands

Open

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Lower Clyde Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3B) Port Glasgow, Inverclyde	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: -	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	9.98	1504.16
2	Irvine & District Pipe Band Irvine, North Ayrshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: -	80.0	20.0	20.0	80.0	34.0	-4.49	1509.07
3	1st Troon Boys Brigade Pipe Band Troon, South Ayrshire	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: -	60.0	40.0	40.0	60.0	38.0	-2.82	1497.1
4	Isle of Arran Music School Pipe Band Lamlash, Argyll	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: -	40.0	60.0	60.0	40.0	42.0	-1.57	1496.9
5	Barrhead & District Pipe Band Barrhead, Glasgow	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: -	20.0	80.0	80.0	20.0	46.0	-1.09	1518.08

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

10.10

Lowest Delta

-7.39

Bands Scored

16

Grade Distribution

3 5 bands

4A 5 bands

4B 6 bands

Novice Juvenile A 1 band

Novice Juvenile B 4 bands

Open 5 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