PBASA Pirates 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 18, 2026

Location

Greenside

Bands / Results

15 bands · 33 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

2

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.92	1517.54
2	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	-0.44	1543.66

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	90.0	95.0	2.21	1510.61
2	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	90.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	1.78	1544.1

3

3 bands 6 results

MSR

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	93.75	93.75	100.0	100.0	96.88	-6.78	1502.95
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	93.75	100.0	100.0	93.75	87.5	95.62	4.36	1456.9
3	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	93.75	88.75	-5.0	1555.4

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	90.0	95.0	-6.47	1509.73
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	90.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	80.0	83.0	-4.74	1452.53
3	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	80.0	90.0	80.0	100.0	100.0	92.5	-0.38	1560.4

4

4 bands 7 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.41	1603.9
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 3	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	87.5	92.5	0.57	1474.08
3	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 2	87.5	87.5	81.25	87.5	93.75	87.19	-3.34	1471.37
4	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	81.25	81.25	87.5	81.25	81.25	82.81	-6.78	1502.95

Medley

3 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.21	1599.48
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	90.0	87.0	-2.78	1474.7
3	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	80.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	80.0	83.0	-6.47	1509.73

Novice Juvenile B

7 bands 12 results

March

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	85.71	100.0	85.71	100.0	92.14	7.17	1527.5
2	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	85.71	100.0	85.71	100.0	85.71	93.57	6.96	1544.45
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	71.43	71.43	71.43	57.14	57.14	64.29	2.25	1480.63
4	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 3	57.14	28.57	42.86	42.86	71.43	45.0	-5.45	1582.1
5	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 6	42.86	57.14	57.14	28.57	28.57	42.86	-0.29	1404.19
6	Cornwall Hill College Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 5	28.57	42.86	28.57	14.29	42.86	30.71	-5.95	1494.05
7	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 3, E: 7	14.29	14.29	14.29	71.43	14.29	31.43	-4.71	1460.94

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Benoni Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	87.5	93.75	100.0	100.0	95.31	1.47	1545.92
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	93.75	100.0	100.0	93.75	87.5	95.62	2.21	1529.71
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	87.5	93.75	87.5	81.25	93.75	88.44	-2.39	1478.25
4	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	81.25	81.25	81.25	75.0	81.25	79.38	-5.38	1398.81
5	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 5	75.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	75.0	78.75	-6.71	1459.56

Juvenile

2 bands 4 results

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-6.71	1459.56
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	93.75	-1.48	1579.51

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	97.0	5.34	1466.27
2	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	90.0	90.0	90.0	100.0	90.0	93.0	-1.11	1580.99

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.17

Lowest Delta

-6.78

Bands Scored

15

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 3 bands

4 4 bands

Novice Juvenile B 7 bands

Juvenile 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