BCPA Annual Gathering

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

April 18, 2025

Location

Bands / Results

13 bands · 25 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Simon Fraser University Pipe Band Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.77	1513.48

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Simon Fraser University Pipe Band Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.71	1506.71

2

1 band 2 results

MSR

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cascadia Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Seattle, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.77	1513.48

Medley

1 band

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Cascadia Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Seattle, Washington	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.71	1506.71

3A

4 bands 8 results

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Greighlan Crossing Pipe Band Surrey, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.86	1510.69
2	Vale United Pipe Band Kelowna, British Columbia	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	91.67	91.67	83.33	91.67	91.67	89.58	0.75	1504.58
3	Portland Metro Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	83.33	83.33	91.67	75.0	83.33	82.92	-1.81	1494.34
4	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	75.0	75.0	75.0	83.33	75.0	77.5	-4.02	1490.2

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Vale United Pipe Band Kelowna, British Columbia	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	90.91	90.91	100.0	100.0	95.45	3.83	1503.83
2	Greighlan Crossing Pipe Band Surrey, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	100.0	100.0	90.91	90.91	95.45	3.83	1503.83
3	Portland Metro Pipe Band Portland, Oregon	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	81.82	72.73	81.82	81.82	81.82	79.55	-3.85	1496.15
4	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	72.73	81.82	72.73	72.73	72.73	75.0	-5.77	1494.23

4

6 bands 11 results

MSR

6 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Northwest Junior Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Edmonds, Washington	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	75.0	75.0	100.0	100.0	87.5	0.73	1505.04
2	Cascadia Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Seattle, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 3	91.67	83.33	83.33	91.67	83.33	85.83	-0.71	1499.29
3	White Spot Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Surrey, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 6	83.33	100.0	100.0	83.33	58.33	86.67	1.08	1499.63
4	Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 4	75.0	91.67	91.67	66.67	75.0	80.83	-2.46	1494.77
5	Kamloops Pipe Band Kamloops, British Columbia	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 6, E: 2	66.67	66.67	66.67	58.33	91.67	69.17	-6.23	1485.84
6	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 4, E: 5	58.33	58.33	58.33	75.0	66.67	65.0	-7.73	1484.82

Medley

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Northwest Junior Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Edmonds, Washington	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	81.82	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	4.31	1504.31
2	Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	1.07	1497.23
3	White Spot Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Surrey, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	81.82	100.0	72.73	81.82	81.82	84.09	-1.45	1498.55
4	Keith Highlanders Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Bellevue, Washington	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	72.73	72.73	63.64	72.73	72.73	70.45	-7.45	1492.55
5	Kamloops Pipe Band Kamloops, British Columbia	P1: 5, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	63.64	63.64	81.82	63.64	63.64	68.18	-7.93	1492.07

5

2 bands

March

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Harrison Highlanders Pipe Band Agassiz, British Columbia	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	50.0	100.0	85.0	3.84	1503.84
2	Robert Malcolm Memorial Pipe Band (Gr. 5) Burnaby, British Columbia	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	50.0	50.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	65.0	-3.84	1496.16

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

6.86

Lowest Delta

-7.93

Bands Scored

13

Grade Distribution

1 1 band

2 1 band

3A 4 bands

4 6 bands

5 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