Apr 24–25, 2026 · Eede Holland, Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · 📍 Nieuweweg 2
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
The Antwerp Smokers won Grand Champion at the Spitsbroek on Fire III on April 24, 2026 in Eede Holland, 4529 PW at Nieuweweg 2, scoring 693.6572 in a field of 11 teams. BBQ Hot Yard took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.2056. Category winners: Chicken — VH BBQ (178.8800); Pork Ribs — BBQ Hot Yard (171.4056); Pork — The Antwerp Smokers (177.7028); Brisket — The Antwerp Smokers (177.1428).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100
The Antwerp Smokers came in rated below the field's top team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Wider than 96% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The champion won by 15.4516 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Pork places 6–7: Barbecoa BBQ Team edged BBQ Hot Yard by 0.0228. Pork places 2–3: Click & Q edged BBQ Brothers by 0.0344.
The Antwerp Smokers won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
The Antwerp Smokers took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was chicken at 6th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.8800 | 171.4172 | 159.9660 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.4056 | 165.1428 | 153.6460 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 166.2400 | 159.9540 |
| Brisket | 177.1428 | 169.6684 | 159.3716 |
11 entries · top 693.6572 · median 666.1256
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 3 | VH BBQ | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Click & Q | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 8 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 9 | Grate Expectations | |
| 10 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 11 | BBQ Brothers |
11 entries · top 178.8800 · median 169.6916
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VH BBQ | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Grate Expectations | |
| 4 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 7 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 8 | Click & Q | |
| 9 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 10 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 11 | BBQ Brothers |
11 entries · top 171.4056 · median 163.3944
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 2 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 4 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 5 | Click & Q | |
| 6 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 7 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 8 | Grate Expectations | |
| 9 | VH BBQ | |
| 10 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 11 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS |
11 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.1428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | Click & Q | |
| 3 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 4 | VH BBQ | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 8 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 9 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 10 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 11 | Grate Expectations |
11 entries · top 177.1428 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Antwerp Smokers | |
| 2 | BBQ Hot Yard | |
| 3 | VH BBQ | |
| 4 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 5 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 6 | Just wing it BBQ team | |
| 7 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Click & Q | |
| 9 | BBQ Brothers | |
| 10 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 11 | Grate Expectations |
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.
2 entries · top 173.7028 · median 170.2742
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VH BBQ | |
| 2 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS |