Bridge of Allan Highland Games

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

August 03, 2025

Location

Bridge of Allan

Bands / Results

19 bands · 31 results

Competition Results with Calculated Scores

1

2 bands

MSR

2 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating	Actions
1	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 2) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.74	98.95	7.3	1509.03
2	Coalburn I.O.R. Pipe Band Coalburn, South Lanarkshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 2, E: 1	94.74	94.74	94.74	94.74	100.0	95.79	5.21	1490.7

2

7 bands

Medley

7 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	85.71	100.0	95.71	6.64	1569.54
2	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 2) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 1, E: 3	85.71	71.43	71.43	100.0	71.43	80.0	5.22	1501.73
3	Coalburn I.O.R. Pipe Band Coalburn, South Lanarkshire	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 5, E: 2	71.43	85.71	85.71	42.86	85.71	72.86	4.11	1485.48
4	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 6, E: 4	57.14	57.14	57.14	28.57	57.14	48.57	-1.75	1492.57
5	Mackenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Dundee, Angus	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 5	42.86	42.86	42.86	57.14	42.86	47.14	-1.14	1464.3
6	Livingston Caledonia Pipe Band Livingston, West Lothian	P1: 6, P2: 6 D: 3, E: 6	28.57	28.57	28.57	71.43	28.57	41.43	-3.46	1494.59
7	Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band -	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	14.29	-9.62	1490.77

3

5 bands

MSR

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Livingston Caledonia Pipe Band Livingston, West Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	94.74	100.0	100.0	98.68	7.3	1501.88
2	Mackenzie Caledonian Pipe Band Dundee, Angus	P1: 2, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 2	94.74	94.74	100.0	94.74	94.74	96.05	6.04	1470.33
3	National Youth Pipe Band - Germany -	P1: 3, P2: 4 D: 3, E: 3	89.47	89.47	84.21	89.47	89.47	88.16	0.08	1500.08
4	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 4A) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 4, P2: 3 D: 5, E: 4	84.21	84.21	89.47	78.95	84.21	83.95	-3.22	1492.93
5	Royal Army of Oman Pipe Band -	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 4, E: 5	78.95	78.95	78.95	84.21	78.95	80.53	-4.59	1486.17

4A

8 bands

MSR

8 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.74	100.0	98.42	-1.56	1530.71
2	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 3, P2: 2 D: 1, E: 2	94.74	89.47	94.74	100.0	94.74	95.0	-1.58	1537.69
3	National Youth Pipe Band - Germany -	P1: 2, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	89.47	94.74	89.47	84.21	89.47	89.21	0.08	1500.08
4	Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band Association (Gr. 4A) Denny, Falkirk	P1: 4, P2: 5 D: 3, E: 5	84.21	84.21	78.95	89.47	78.95	83.42	-3.22	1492.93
5	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 6, P2: 4 D: 5, E: 4	78.95	73.68	84.21	78.95	84.21	80.0	-4.29	1475.85
6	Oban High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 5, P2: 6 D: 6, E: 6	73.68	78.95	73.68	73.68	73.68	75.0	-7.07	1500.0
7	Oban High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 7, P2: 7 D: 7, E: 7	68.42	68.42	68.42	68.42	68.42	68.42	-8.92	1511.36
8	Perth & District Pipe Band Perth, Perthshire	P1: 8, P2: 8 D: 8, E: 8	63.16	63.16	63.16	63.16	63.16	63.16	-9.19	1483.87

4B

5 bands

March

5 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 2, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	94.0	7.24	1536.99
2	Oban High School Pipe Band (Gr. NJA) Oban, Argyll & Bute	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 4, E: 2	80.0	80.0	80.0	40.0	80.0	68.0	1.38	1520.28
3	Stirling & District Schools Pipe Band (Gr. NJB) Stirling, Stirlingshire	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 3, E: 3	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	60.0	0.66	1484.56
4	Royal Air Force of Oman Pipe Band -	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 1, E: 4	40.0	40.0	40.0	100.0	40.0	58.0	-0.62	1506.64
5	Dumbarton & District Pipe Band Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire	P1: 5, P2: 5 D: 5, E: 5	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	-8.65	1466.83

Juvenile

4 bands

MSR

4 bands

Place	Band	Positions	PU	Q_P1	Q_P2	Q_D	Q_E	Q	Delta	Rating
1	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 1, P2: 1 D: 1, E: 1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	6.21	1575.75
2	Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Prestonpans, East Lothian	P1: 2, P2: 2 D: 3, E: 2	94.74	94.74	94.74	89.47	94.74	93.16	3.03	1495.6
3	George Watson's College Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Edinburgh, Lothian	P1: 3, P2: 3 D: 4, E: 3	89.47	89.47	89.47	84.21	89.47	87.89	-1.58	1537.69
4	Lochgelly High School Pipe Band (Gr. JUV) Lochgelly, Fife	P1: 4, P2: 4 D: 2, E: 4	84.21	84.21	84.21	94.74	84.21	87.37	-1.56	1530.71

Score Statistics

Highest Delta

7.30

Lowest Delta

-9.62

Bands Scored

19

Grade Distribution

1 2 bands

2 7 bands

3 5 bands

4A 8 bands

4B 5 bands

Juvenile 4 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