Apr 15–16, 2017 · Ninove, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Kastsweg
BUNCH OF SWINES won Grand Champion at the Eastern BBQ Contest on April 15, 2017 in Ninove, Belgium, g400 at Kastsweg, scoring 692.5716 in a field of 41 teams. UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.1940. Category winners: Chicken — IQ - NETHERLANDS (177.7372); Pork Ribs — MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ (174.2856); Pork — RIVERLAND SMOKERS (179.4400); Brisket — BBQ+ (178.2972). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2018.
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 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Wider than 96% of the 4,713 championships in the data
The champion won by 14.3776 points — a wider margin than 96% of championships in the data.
Chicken places 2–3: SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 176.5828 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: GRILLKUNST and RIVERLAND SMOKERS tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 9–10: MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ and DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM tied on 171.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2017 ← this one | Ninove, Belgium | Kastsweg | 41 | 692.5716 | BUNCH OF SWINES | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q |
| Mar 31, 2018 | Ninove | Parklaan 13 | 33 | 688 | BBQ+ | ROKENDE REGAHS |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7372 | 175.4056 | 168.5484 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.2856 | 170.8800 | 166.8800 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 173.1428 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.2972 | 170.2628 | 164 |
41 entries · top 692.5716 · median 643.9888
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 2 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 3 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 4 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 7 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 8 | THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | |
| 9 | IRON BBQ | |
| 10 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 11 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 12 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 13 | PUREBBQ | |
| 14 | MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 15 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 16 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 17 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 19 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 20 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 21 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 22 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 23 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 24 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 25 | Five Q | |
| 26 | Westwoodfieldbbq.dk | |
| 27 | S.W.A.T. BBQ | |
| 28 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 29 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 30 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 31 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 32 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 33 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 34 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 35 | Qlinaria | |
| 36 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 37 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 38 | Burning Butchers | |
| 39 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 40 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 41 | DE FILOUS |
41 entries · top 177.7372 · median 164.5372
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 2 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 3 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 4 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 5 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | |
| 8 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 9 | IRON BBQ | |
| 10 | Westwoodfieldbbq.dk | |
| 11 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 12 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 13 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 14 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 15 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 16 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 17 | PUREBBQ | |
| 18 | BBQ+ | |
| 19 | MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 20 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 22 | Five Q | |
| 23 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 24 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 25 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 26 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 27 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 28 | Qlinaria | |
| 29 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 30 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 31 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 32 | DE FILOUS | |
| 33 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 34 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 35 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 36 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 37 | Burning Butchers | |
| 38 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 39 | S.W.A.T. BBQ | |
| 40 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 41 | DTC SMOKERS |
41 entries · top 174.2856 · median 160.0456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 2 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 3 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 4 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 5 | Five Q | |
| 6 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 7 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 8 | IRON BBQ | |
| 9 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 10 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 11 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 12 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 13 | PUREBBQ | |
| 14 | THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | |
| 15 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 16 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 17 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 18 | BBQ+ | |
| 19 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 20 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 21 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 22 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 23 | S.W.A.T. BBQ | |
| 24 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 25 | Westwoodfieldbbq.dk | |
| 26 | DE FILOUS | |
| 27 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 28 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 29 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 30 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 31 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 32 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 33 | Burning Butchers | |
| 34 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 35 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 36 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 37 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 38 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 39 | Qlinaria | |
| 40 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 41 | BBQ BROTHERS |
41 entries · top 179.4400 · median 162.2744
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 2 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 3 | THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | |
| 4 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 5 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 6 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 7 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 8 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 9 | MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 10 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 11 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 12 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 13 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 14 | PUREBBQ | |
| 15 | IRON BBQ | |
| 16 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | BBQ+ | |
| 18 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 19 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 20 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 21 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 22 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 23 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 24 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 25 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 26 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 27 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 28 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 29 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 30 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 31 | Burning Butchers | |
| 32 | S.W.A.T. BBQ | |
| 33 | Qlinaria | |
| 34 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 35 | Westwoodfieldbbq.dk | |
| 36 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 37 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 38 | Five Q | |
| 39 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 40 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 41 | DE FILOUS |
41 entries · top 178.2972 · median 158.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ+ | |
| 2 | IQ - NETHERLANDS | |
| 3 | MEAT @ SLIMS | |
| 4 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 5 | DE FILOUS | |
| 6 | BUNCH OF SWINES | |
| 7 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 8 | S.W.A.T. BBQ | |
| 9 | ZWARTE HAND | |
| 10 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 11 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 12 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 13 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 14 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 15 | Five Q | |
| 16 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 17 | TRI-Q DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | WHITE SQUIRREL BBQ | |
| 19 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 20 | DTC SMOKERS | |
| 21 | ROKENDE REGAHS | |
| 22 | Qlinaria | |
| 23 | Westwoodfieldbbq.dk | |
| 24 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 25 | IRON BBQ | |
| 26 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 27 | THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | |
| 28 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 29 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 30 | PUREBBQ | |
| 31 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 32 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 33 | RFS Barbecue Team | |
| 34 | GRILLKUNST | |
| 35 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 36 | BBQ BROTHERS | |
| 37 | BURNING LOVE | |
| 38 | Burning Butchers | |
| 39 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 40 | MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 41 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST |
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.
18 entries · top 180 · median 171.4228 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.W.A.T. BBQ | |
| 2 | Five Q | |
| 3 | Qlinaria | |
| 4 | BBQ+ | |
| 5 | IRON BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ TEAM EXTREME | |
| 7 | MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ | |
| 8 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 9 | BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | |
| 10 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 11 | SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL) | |
| 12 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 13 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 14 | Burning Butchers | |
| 15 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 16 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 17 | STEVEDORES SMOKE N' GRILL | |
| 18 | BURNING LOVE |