May 24–25, 2025 · Boom, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Kapelstraat 145
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition on May 24, 2025 in Boom, 2850 at Kapelstraat 145, scoring 691.3828 in a field of 20 teams. The Antwerp Smokers took Reserve Grand Champion with 687.3944. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ+ (179.4400); Pork Ribs — The BBQ Ranch (177.7144); Pork — ROASTING ROMANS (177.1772); Brisket — Barbecoa BBQ Team (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.
BUNCH OF SWINES won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 4 calls from 4 boards, best of them 3rd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Chicken places 5–6: Grate Expectations and SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE tied on 173.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: The BBQ Ranch and Barbecoa BBQ Team tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: The BBQ Ranch and Justice BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 170.2744 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7144 | 171.9772 | 165.6800 |
| Pork | 177.1772 | 172.5716 | 166.8228 |
| Brisket | 177.7144 | 170.8572 | 165.1544 |
20 entries · top 691.3828 · median 668.8402
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | BBQ+ | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 8 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 9 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 10 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 11 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 13 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 14 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 15 | VH BBQ | |
| 16 | 3BBQ | |
| 17 | Grate Expectations | |
| 18 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 19 | Click & Q | |
| 20 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
20 entries · top 179.4400 · median 169.9886
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 3 | 3BBQ | |
| 4 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 5 | Grate Expectations | |
| 6 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 7 | VH BBQ | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 10 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 11 | Justice BBQ | |
| 12 | Click & Q | |
| 13 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 14 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 15 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 16 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 17 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 18 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 19 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 20 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 165.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 4 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | Justice BBQ | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 10 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 11 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 12 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 13 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 14 | VH BBQ | |
| 15 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 16 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 17 | Click & Q | |
| 18 | Grate Expectations | |
| 19 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 20 | 3BBQ |
20 entries · top 177.1772 · median 166.2514
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 2 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 5 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 6 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 7 | Justice BBQ | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | 3BBQ | |
| 10 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 11 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 12 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 14 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 15 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Grate Expectations | |
| 17 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 18 | VH BBQ | |
| 19 | Click & Q | |
| 20 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |
20 entries · top 177.7144 · median 164.5658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 2 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | The BBQ Ranch | |
| 5 | Justice BBQ | |
| 6 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 9 | 3BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ+ | |
| 11 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 12 | FOOD'VENTURE GRILL & BBQ | |
| 13 | VH BBQ | |
| 14 | It's spice that meats you | |
| 15 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 16 | Grate Expectations | |
| 17 | BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | |
| 18 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 19 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 20 | Click & Q |