May 10–11, 2014 · Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship on May 10, 2014 in Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be, scoring 675.9428 in a field of 29 teams. Serial Grillaz took Reserve Grand Champion with 659.9776. Category winners: Chicken — Bbcats (169.7372); Pork Ribs — BR.BQ (174.3200); Pork — BBQguru.nl (173.1772); Brisket — BBQguru.nl (177.7144).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
IQ - NETHERLANDS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
This was IQ - NETHERLANDS's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 2nd tracked contest.
Wider than 97% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.9652 points — a wider margin than 97% of championships in the data.
BBQ+ finished 3rd overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Brisket places 9–10: Smaakmakers edged TEAM ANONIEM by 0.0232. Brisket places 8–9: SEA SIDE SMOKERS edged Smaakmakers by 0.0344. Chicken places 4–5: BBQ+ edged SEA SIDE SMOKERS by 0.0460.
BBQguru.nl won Pork, Brisket — a double.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.7372 | 167.4056 | 162.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.3200 | 164.5256 | 160.0228 |
| Pork | 173.1772 | 163.3944 | 155.3828 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 160.5828 | 158.8340 |
29 entries · top 675.9428 · median 621.0284
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 5 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | Bbcats | |
| 7 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 8 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 9 | Zwarte Hand | |
| 10 | LETZQ | |
| 11 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 12 | BR.BQ | |
| 13 | South West BBQ Dreams | |
| 14 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 15 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 16 | PUREBBQ | |
| 17 | Belgian BBQ-Team Matthias | |
| 18 | Smaakmakers | |
| 19 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 20 | The Burn Unit BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Five Q | |
| 22 | Rock & Roast | |
| 23 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 24 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | Belgium BBQteam Laurentius | |
| 26 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 27 | Duvels BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Fire , Food & Flavor BBQ Team | |
| 29 | Peyote Pedro |
29 entries · top 169.7372 · median 158.8112
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bbcats | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 6 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 7 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 8 | PUREBBQ | |
| 9 | LETZQ | |
| 10 | Five Q | |
| 11 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 12 | Zwarte Hand | |
| 13 | Smaakmakers | |
| 14 | Duvels BBQ Team | |
| 15 | South West BBQ Dreams | |
| 16 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 17 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 18 | The Burn Unit BBQ Team | |
| 19 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 20 | Rock & Roast | |
| 21 | Belgian BBQ-Team Matthias | |
| 22 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 23 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 24 | BR.BQ | |
| 25 | Fire , Food & Flavor BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Belgium BBQteam Laurentius | |
| 27 | Peyote Pedro | |
| 28 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 29 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE |
29 entries · top 174.3200 · median 156.0344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BR.BQ | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 4 | Zwarte Hand | |
| 5 | Bbcats | |
| 6 | PUREBBQ | |
| 7 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 8 | Rock & Roast | |
| 9 | South West BBQ Dreams | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 11 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 12 | LETZQ | |
| 13 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 14 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 15 | Belgian BBQ-Team Matthias | |
| 16 | The Burn Unit BBQ Team | |
| 17 | BBQ+ | |
| 18 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 19 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 20 | Peyote Pedro | |
| 21 | Five Q | |
| 22 | Fire , Food & Flavor BBQ Team | |
| 23 | Belgium BBQteam Laurentius | |
| 24 | Smaakmakers | |
| 25 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 27 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 28 | Duvels BBQ Team | |
| 29 | BBQguru.nl |
29 entries · top 173.1772 · median 151.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 2 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 6 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 7 | Belgian BBQ-Team Matthias | |
| 8 | Five Q | |
| 9 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 10 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 11 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 12 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 13 | Smaakmakers | |
| 14 | Belgium BBQteam Laurentius | |
| 15 | BR.BQ | |
| 16 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 18 | PUREBBQ | |
| 19 | Zwarte Hand | |
| 20 | Fire , Food & Flavor BBQ Team | |
| 21 | The Burn Unit BBQ Team | |
| 22 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 24 | Bbcats | |
| 25 | Peyote Pedro | |
| 26 | Duvels BBQ Team | |
| 27 | LETZQ | |
| 28 | Rock & Roast | |
| 29 | South West BBQ Dreams |
29 entries · top 177.7144 · median 151.9316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 2 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 6 | South West BBQ Dreams | |
| 7 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 8 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 9 | Smaakmakers | |
| 10 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 11 | Bbcats | |
| 12 | LETZQ | |
| 13 | Zwarte Hand | |
| 14 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 15 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 16 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 17 | BR.BQ | |
| 18 | Belgian BBQ-Team Matthias | |
| 19 | The Burn Unit BBQ Team | |
| 20 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 21 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 22 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 23 | Belgium BBQteam Laurentius | |
| 24 | Five Q | |
| 25 | Rock & Roast | |
| 26 | PUREBBQ | |
| 27 | Duvels BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Fire , Food & Flavor BBQ Team | |
| 29 | Peyote Pedro |
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
25 entries · top 175.4516 · median 157.7144
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zwarte Hand | |
| 2 | Rock & Roast | |
| 3 | LETZQ | |
| 4 | Smaakmakers | |
| 5 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 6 | Five Q | |
| 7 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 8 | Belgian BBQ-Team Matthias | |
| 9 | PUREBBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | Belgium BBQteam Laurentius | |
| 12 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 13 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 14 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 15 | Bbcats | |
| 16 | Duvels BBQ Team | |
| 17 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 18 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 19 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | Fire , Food & Flavor BBQ Team | |
| 21 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 22 | The Burn Unit BBQ Team | |
| 23 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 24 | Peyote Pedro | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE |
27 entries · top 172.0228 · median 153.7028
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 2 | LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | |
| 3 | Belgian BBQ-Team Matthias | |
| 4 | BBQ Longhorn | |
| 5 | The Burn Unit BBQ Team | |
| 6 | BBQ+ | |
| 7 | Duvels BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Smaakmakers | |
| 9 | Rock & Roast | |
| 10 | The Smokey Bandits | |
| 11 | PUREBBQ | |
| 12 | SEA SIDE SMOKERS | |
| 13 | BUTT RUBBERS | |
| 14 | Serial Grillaz | |
| 15 | BBQguru.nl | |
| 16 | De Rokende Regahs | |
| 17 | Belgium BBQteam Laurentius | |
| 18 | Bbcats | |
| 19 | TEAM ANONIEM | |
| 20 | Peyote Pedro | |
| 21 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 22 | LETZQ | |
| 23 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 24 | Fire , Food & Flavor BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Zwarte Hand | |
| 26 | Five Q | |
| 27 | IQ - NETHERLANDS |