Queensland Pipe Band Championships / Tartan Spectacular

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 21, 2025

Location

Toowong

Bands / Results

17 bands · 40 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	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	91.67	100.0	100.0	97.92	7.83	1551.95
2	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	91.67	91.67	100.0	91.67	91.67	93.75	3.42	1532.31

Medley

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Emmanuel College Highlanders at UQ Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	92.86	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.21	8.69	1528.89
2	St. Andrew's Pipe Band AU Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.86	100.0	92.86	92.86	92.86	94.64	2.73	1544.11

3

5 bands 10 results

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	91.67	83.33	91.67	100.0	91.25	2.73	1500.21
2	Queensland Police Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	91.67	83.33	91.67	83.33	91.67	87.08	-1.95	1510.69
3	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 4	83.33	100.0	100.0	75.0	75.0	87.5	-0.93	1536.21
4	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 3	75.0	66.67	66.67	100.0	83.33	80.0	-6.07	1513.24
5	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 5	66.67	75.0	75.0	66.67	66.67	70.83	-12.3	1469.54

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Queensland Police Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	85.71	92.86	92.86	92.86	2.09	1512.64
2	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 4, E: 1	92.86	92.86	100.0	78.57	100.0	91.79	0.5	1537.14
3	Old Scotch Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Melbourne, Victoria	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 5	85.71	85.71	92.86	85.71	71.43	84.64	-6.32	1497.48
4	BBC Old Collegians Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 1, E: 3	78.57	78.57	71.43	100.0	85.71	84.64	-6.02	1519.3
5	City of Ipswich Pipe Band (Gr. 4A) Ipswich, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	71.43	71.43	78.57	71.43	78.57	74.64	-14.16	1481.84

4A

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 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: 2, E: 3	100.0	100.0	100.0	91.67	83.33	94.17	-12.3	1469.54
2	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 2	91.67	75.0	83.33	100.0	91.67	87.92	-0.74	1526.93
3	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	83.33	91.67	75.0	83.33	83.33	83.33	-2.04	1440.16
4	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	75.0	83.33	83.33	75.0	75.0	79.17	-5.91	1449.99

Medley

4 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: 2, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	92.86	92.86	96.43	-14.16	1481.84
2	Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 1	92.86	92.86	85.71	100.0	100.0	94.64	3.9	1527.67
3	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	85.71	85.71	92.86	78.57	85.71	85.36	-3.27	1455.89
4	Murrumba Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	78.57	78.57	78.57	85.71	78.57	80.71	-8.2	1442.21

4B

8 bands 11 results

March

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	MacLean & District Pipe Band MacLean, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 6, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	64.29	92.86	87.86	4.35	1507.74
2	Gold Coast Tweed Pipes & Drums (Gr. 4B) Gold Coast, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 1	92.86	78.57	92.86	78.57	100.0	86.43	2.02	1489.05
3	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	85.71	92.86	78.57	85.71	85.71	85.71	1.42	1507.18
4	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 6	78.57	71.43	85.71	92.86	64.29	80.0	-1.01	1465.01
5	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 6, P2: 5 D: 8, E: 4	71.43	64.29	71.43	50.0	78.57	64.64	-9.31	1459.16
6	Scots PGC Pipes & Drums Warwick, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 6 D: 7, E: 7	64.29	85.71	64.29	57.14	57.14	66.07	-9.52	1500.8
7	Wynnum RSL Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 1, E: 8	57.14	57.14	57.14	100.0	50.0	68.57	-4.62	1466.03
8	Queensland Police Juvenille Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 5, E: 5	50.0	50.0	50.0	71.43	71.43	60.71	-12.31	1490.14

Medley

3 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: 2	100.0	92.86	92.86	100.0	92.86	95.0	6.92	1472.95
2	Moree Caledonian Society Pipes & Drums Moree, New South Wales	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 3	92.86	100.0	100.0	85.71	85.71	92.86	-3.27	1455.89
3	Brisbane Pipe Band Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 1	85.71	85.71	85.71	92.86	100.0	90.71	1.68	1466.68

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	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile A) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-0.93	1536.21

Novice Juvenile B

2 bands 4 results

March

2 bands 4 results

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Scots PGC Pipes & Drums Warwick, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	92.86	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.21	-9.52	1500.8
2	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.86	100.0	92.86	92.86	92.86	94.64	1.42	1507.18
3	Scots PGC Pipes & Drums Warwick, Queensland	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	85.71	-9.52	1500.8
4	Brisbane Boys College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	78.57	1.42	1507.18

Development

2 bands

March

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 B) Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	92.86	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.21	1.42	1507.18
2	Queensland Police Juvenille Pipes & Drums Brisbane, Queensland	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	92.86	100.0	92.86	92.86	92.86	94.64	-12.31	1490.14

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.69

Lowest Delta

-14.16

Bands Scored

17

Grade Distribution

2 2 bands

3 5 bands

4A 4 bands

4B 8 bands

Novice Juvenile A 1 band

Novice Juvenile B 2 bands

Development 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