Sep 19–20, 2015 · Sint-Niklaas, Belgium · BELGIUM
IQ - NETHERLANDS won Grand Champion at the Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland on September 19, 2015 in Sint-Niklaas,, scoring 669.0628 in a field of 13 teams. BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS took Reserve Grand Champion with 668.5376. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ RANGERS (166.8800); Pork Ribs — ROKENDE REGAHS (174.8800); Pork — IQ - NETHERLANDS (176.0572); Brisket — BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS (176.5716). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2019.
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.
Closer than 94% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5252 points — closer than 94% of every championship in the data.
Brisket places 5–6: SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE edged BUTTRUBBERS (NL) by 0.0228. Brisket places 9–10: ROASTING ROMANS edged BBQ TEAM EXTREME by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 2–3: MISS PIGGY'S U.K. edged IQ - NETHERLANDS by 0.0460.
IQ - NETHERLANDS took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was brisket at 4th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2015 ← this one | Sint-Niklaas | Sint-Niklaas, | 13 | 669.0628 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Sint Niklaas | Grote Market | 36 | 696.5256 | Southern Dutch BBQ team | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 166.8800 | 164.5484 | 153.6684 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8800 | 163.4172 | 150.2628 |
| Pork | 176.0572 | 164.5716 | 150.8228 |
| Brisket | 176.5716 | 160 | 150.2400 |
13 entries · top 669.0628 · median 640.4916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 5 | DE FILOUS | |
| 6 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 8 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 9 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 10 | Five Q | |
| 11 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 12 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 13 | Antwerps BBQ team |
13 entries · top 166.8800 · median 161.1656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | DE FILOUS | |
| 5 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 7 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 9 | Antwerps BBQ team | |
| 10 | Five Q | |
| 11 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 12 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 13 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME |
13 entries · top 174.8800 · median 160.0116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 2 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 3 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 4 | DE FILOUS | |
| 5 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 6 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 7 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 8 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 9 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 10 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 11 | Five Q | |
| 12 | Antwerps BBQ team | |
| 13 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) |
13 entries · top 176.0572 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 6 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 7 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 8 | DE FILOUS | |
| 9 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 10 | Five Q | |
| 11 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 12 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 13 | Antwerps BBQ team |
13 entries · top 176.5716 · median 155.4172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | |
| 2 | DE FILOUS | |
| 3 | MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | |
| 4 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 5 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 6 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 7 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 8 | BBQ RANGERS | |
| 9 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 10 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 11 | Five Q | |
| 12 | Antwerps BBQ team | |
| 13 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS |