Maclean Highland Gathering

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

April 04, 2026

Location

Maclean

Bands / Results

18 bands · 33 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	The Pipe Band Club, Sydney Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	91.67	91.67	100.0	91.67	94.17	6.4	1527.99
2	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	91.67	100.0	100.0	83.33	83.33	91.67	2.42	1566.32
3	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 1	83.33	83.33	83.33	91.67	100.0	89.17	0.99	1540.62
4	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.0	-9.56	1517.02

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	11.14	1563.89
2	The Pipe Band Club, Sydney Sydney, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	4.1	1521.59
3	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	-4.93	1539.62
4	City of Melbourne Highland Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	-10.99	1526.58

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	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.67	100.0	97.5	8.38	1560.51
2	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	91.67	91.67	91.67	100.0	91.67	94.17	6.48	1526.42

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.91	100.0	97.27	9.23	1552.13
2	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	100.0	90.91	93.64	6.71	1519.95

4A

6 bands 11 results

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 5, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	66.67	100.0	90.0	6.86	1483.91
2	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	91.67	91.67	91.67	83.33	91.67	89.17	5.03	1457.08
3	MacLean & District Pipe Band MacLean, New South Wales	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 4	83.33	75.0	75.0	100.0	75.0	82.5	-2.19	1507.84
4	New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 2, E: 3	75.0	66.67	66.67	91.67	83.33	77.5	-3.64	1462.13
5	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 5	66.67	83.33	83.33	75.0	66.67	77.5	-5.0	1470.7
6	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 6	58.33	58.33	58.33	58.33	58.33	58.33	-16.18	1497.26

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.73	100.0	91.82	9.92	1452.05
2	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 3	90.91	90.91	90.91	81.82	81.82	86.36	2.57	1477.04
3	New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 5	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	63.64	80.91	-0.88	1465.77
4	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 6	72.73	72.73	72.73	63.64	54.55	66.36	-13.5	1513.44
5	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 4	63.64	63.64	63.64	54.55	72.73	62.73	-13.36	1475.69

4B

9 bands

March

9 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Wynnum RSL Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 4	100.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	70.0	89.0	9.44	1477.88
2	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 7, E: 3	90.0	100.0	100.0	40.0	80.0	78.0	7.59	1442.13
3	MacLean & District Pipe Band MacLean, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	60.0	90.0	76.0	2.29	1510.03
4	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 5	70.0	50.0	50.0	80.0	60.0	61.0	-1.4	1505.92
5	New South Wales Highlanders Pipe Band Taree, New South Wales	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 6	60.0	60.0	60.0	70.0	50.0	61.0	-1.01	1466.65
6	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 8	50.0	70.0	70.0	50.0	30.0	56.0	-0.02	1412.34
7	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 8, E: 1	40.0	40.0	40.0	30.0	100.0	49.0	-5.12	1466.36
8	Warwick Thistle Pipe Band Warwick, Queensland	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 2, E: 7	30.0	30.0	30.0	90.0	40.0	50.0	-6.16	1485.8
9	Tamworth & District Highland Society Pipe Band Tamworth, New South Wales	P1: 9, P2: 9 D: 9, E: 9	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-16.62	1471.26

Novice Juvenile B

1 band

March

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-1.4	1505.92

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

11.14

Lowest Delta

-16.62

Bands Scored

18

Grade Distribution

2 4 bands

3 2 bands

4A 6 bands

4B 9 bands

Novice Juvenile B 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