South Africa Pipe Band Championships

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

July 26, 2025

Location

Bedfordview

Bands / Results

19 bands · 44 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	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	99.09	6.75	1508.4
2	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 1	95.45	95.45	95.45	90.91	100.0	95.0	1.67	1542.32
3	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 3	90.91	86.36	86.36	95.45	90.91	90.0	-2.37	1525.82
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 4	86.36	90.91	90.91	86.36	86.36	88.64	-1.66	1457.87

Medley

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Transvaal Scottish Pipes & Drums (Gr. 2) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 3, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	81.82	100.0	94.55	3.19	1540.66
2	Còmhlan 1645 Pipe Band (Gr. 2) Johannesburgh, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 4	90.91	90.91	90.91	100.0	72.73	90.0	0.9	1528.2
3	Benoni MacTalla Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 2, E: 2	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	90.91	86.36	-0.75	1501.65
4	Durban Caledonian Society Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 3	72.73	72.73	72.73	72.73	81.82	74.55	-5.09	1459.53

3

5 bands 10 results

MSR

5 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. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	98.64	4.76	1560.77
2	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 3	95.45	95.45	95.45	100.0	90.91	95.91	-8.11	1516.21
3	Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 2	90.91	86.36	90.91	86.36	95.45	89.32	-1.62	1479.35
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 4	86.36	90.91	86.36	90.91	86.36	88.86	-1.45	1457.28
5	South African Irish Regiment Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	-5.32	1404.73

Medley

5 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. 3) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	90.91	100.0	100.0	97.73	4.51	1556.02
2	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	81.82	100.0	90.91	90.91	90.91	1.27	1524.32
3	Cape Town Highlanders Drums & Pipes Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	81.82	90.91	81.82	72.73	81.82	81.36	-2.54	1480.97
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 5	72.73	72.73	72.73	81.82	63.64	73.64	-5.27	1458.73
5	South African Irish Regiment Pipes & Drums Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 4	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	72.73	65.45	-6.76	1410.05

4

6 bands 12 results

March

6 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	6.18	1591.48
2	Knysna & Districts Pipe Band Knysna, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	90.91	63.64	81.82	90.91	81.36	1.03	1493.53
3	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 6, E: 3	81.82	81.82	90.91	54.55	81.82	75.91	-1.96	1523.05
4	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	72.73	63.64	72.73	72.73	72.73	70.45	-3.23	1477.69
5	KZN Callies Pipe Band Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 5	63.64	72.73	81.82	63.64	63.64	70.45	-3.45	1484.86
6	Benoni High School Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 2, E: 6	54.55	54.55	54.55	90.91	54.55	65.45	-5.24	1494.76

MSR

6 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: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	98.64	3.79	1595.27
2	African Skye Pipe Band (Gr. 4) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	95.45	81.82	95.45	90.91	95.45	90.68	-0.21	1477.48
3	Knysna & Districts Pipe Band Knysna, Western Cape	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 6, E: 3	90.91	95.45	90.91	77.27	90.91	87.95	-2.37	1491.16
4	KZN Callies Pipe Band Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal	P1: 3, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 4	86.36	90.91	81.82	86.36	86.36	86.36	-4.09	1480.77
5	Benoni High School Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 6	81.82	77.27	86.36	100.0	77.27	86.36	-3.06	1493.57
6	Pretoria Highlanders Pipes & Drums (Gr. 3) Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 4, P2: 6 D: 5, E: 5	77.27	86.36	77.27	81.82	81.82	81.82	-8.11	1516.21

Novice Juvenile A

5 bands 10 results

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.41	1583.31
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	81.82	81.82	81.82	90.91	83.64	1.28	1517.36
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 3	81.82	90.91	90.91	72.73	81.82	83.64	2.5	1477.91
4	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	72.73	72.73	72.73	90.91	72.73	78.18	0.66	1460.45
5	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	63.64	-4.17	1409.79

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Pretoria Boys High School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	100.0	98.86	4.24	1587.55
2	De La Salle Holy Cross College Pipe Band (Gr. Novice Juvenile B) Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 3	95.45	95.45	100.0	95.45	90.91	95.68	2.96	1520.32
3	Jeppe Pipe Band Kensington, Johannesburg	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	95.45	91.82	0.47	1478.38
4	St. Benedict's College Pipe Band Johannesburg, Gauteng	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 4, E: 4	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	86.36	-3.46	1465.65
5	King Edward VII School Pipe Band Cape Town, Western Cape	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	81.82	-5.32	1404.48

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: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	95.45	100.0	100.0	98.86	-3.46	1465.65
2	Benoni High School Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	95.45	95.45	100.0	95.45	95.45	96.59	-3.06	1493.57

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: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.66	1469.11
2	Benoni High School Pipe Band Benoni, Gauteng	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 2	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	90.91	1.88	1496.63

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

8.66

Lowest Delta

-8.11

Bands Scored

19

Grade Distribution

2 4 bands

3 5 bands

4 6 bands

Novice Juvenile A 5 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