Mar 24–25, 2018 · Lommel, Belgium · BELGIUM
DE FILOUS won Grand Champion at the Springbreak BBQ Contest on March 24, 2018 in Lommel Belgium , 3920, scoring 672.5492 in a field of 39 teams. SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 670.2632. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM (171.4056); Pork Ribs — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (173.7260); Pork — SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE (179.4400); Brisket — DE FILOUS (175.4172).
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.
Chicken places 8–9: SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE and UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q tied on 165.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: BBQ MEESTERS and BBQ+ tied on 162.8688 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 2–3: BBQ TEAM WEST COAST and BOHEMIAN BBQ tied on 171.4172 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
DE FILOUS took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 27th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 171.4056 | 170.2628 | 165.1656 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7260 | 165.7372 | 161.1544 |
| Pork | 179.4400 | 169.7028 | 166.2856 |
| Brisket | 175.4172 | 166.2972 | 163.3828 |
39 entries · top 672.5492 · median 630.7316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE FILOUS | |
| 2 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 3 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 4 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 5 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 6 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 7 | BBQ+ | |
| 8 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 9 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 10 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 11 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 12 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 13 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 14 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 15 | FIVE Q | |
| 16 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 17 | PUREBBQ | |
| 18 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 19 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 21 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 22 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 23 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 24 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 25 | Thomahawk Bar-B-Que | |
| 26 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 27 | THE SMOKEY DEVILS BELGIUM BBQ TEAM | |
| 28 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 29 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 30 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 31 | GRILLFLAEMMKES | |
| 32 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 33 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 34 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 35 | BBCATS BELGIUM | |
| 36 | Beat The Meat | |
| 37 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 38 | SMOKIN' DESIRE | |
| 39 | Actie'09 |
39 entries · top 171.4056 · median 162.8456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 2 | DE FILOUS | |
| 3 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 4 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 5 | PUREBBQ | |
| 6 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 7 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 8 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 9 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 10 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 11 | FIVE Q | |
| 12 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 13 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 14 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 15 | BBQ+ | |
| 16 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 17 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 18 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 19 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 20 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 21 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 22 | SMOKIN' DESIRE | |
| 23 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 24 | BBCATS BELGIUM | |
| 25 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 26 | Thomahawk Bar-B-Que | |
| 27 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 28 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 29 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 30 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 31 | THE SMOKEY DEVILS BELGIUM BBQ TEAM | |
| 32 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 33 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 34 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 35 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 36 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 37 | Actie'09 | |
| 38 | Beat The Meat | |
| 39 | GRILLFLAEMMKES |
39 entries · top 173.7260 · median 158.8344
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 2 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 3 | GRILLFLAEMMKES | |
| 4 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 5 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 6 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 7 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 8 | BBQ+ | |
| 9 | FIVE Q | |
| 10 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 11 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 12 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 13 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 14 | Thomahawk Bar-B-Que | |
| 15 | PUREBBQ | |
| 16 | Beat The Meat | |
| 17 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 18 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 19 | THE SMOKEY DEVILS BELGIUM BBQ TEAM | |
| 20 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 21 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 22 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 23 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 24 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 25 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 26 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 27 | DE FILOUS | |
| 28 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 29 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 30 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 31 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 32 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 33 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 34 | BBCATS BELGIUM | |
| 35 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 36 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 37 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 38 | Actie'09 | |
| 39 | SMOKIN' DESIRE |
38 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 2 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 3 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 4 | DE FILOUS | |
| 5 | BBQ+ | |
| 6 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 7 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 8 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 9 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 10 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 11 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 12 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 13 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 14 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 15 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 16 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 17 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 18 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 19 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 20 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 21 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 22 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 23 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 24 | THE SMOKEY DEVILS BELGIUM BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 26 | PUREBBQ | |
| 27 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 28 | BBCATS BELGIUM | |
| 29 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 30 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 31 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 32 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 33 | GRILLFLAEMMKES | |
| 34 | Thomahawk Bar-B-Que | |
| 35 | FIVE Q | |
| 36 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | |
| 37 | SMOKIN' DESIRE | |
| 38 | Beat The Meat |
38 entries · top 175.4172 · median 158.2686
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DE FILOUS | |
| 2 | BBQ TEAM WEST COAST | |
| 3 | BOHEMIAN BBQ | |
| 4 | DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | |
| 5 | SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | |
| 6 | BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | |
| 7 | LOWLAND SMOKERS | |
| 8 | FIRE, SMOKE & FLAVOR | |
| 9 | FIVE Q | |
| 10 | Thomahawk Bar-B-Que | |
| 11 | BBQ WIESEL | |
| 12 | BONSAIS WILD BBQ | |
| 13 | VIKING BBQ | |
| 14 | BUTTRUBBERS (NL) | |
| 15 | UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q | |
| 16 | BACKCORNER BBQ | |
| 17 | BBQ TEAM LAURENTIUS | |
| 18 | BBQ+ | |
| 19 | SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | |
| 20 | SMAAKMAKERS (BE) | |
| 21 | WESTHOEK SMOKERS | |
| 22 | Beat The Meat | |
| 23 | GRILLFLAEMMKES | |
| 24 | THE SMOKEY DEVILS BELGIUM BBQ TEAM | |
| 25 | ROASTING ROMANS | |
| 26 | BBCATS BELGIUM | |
| 27 | SMOKEY THE BOAR | |
| 28 | BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL | |
| 29 | ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | |
| 30 | SMOKE AND FIRE | |
| 31 | MOONSHINE BASTARDS | |
| 32 | PUREBBQ | |
| 33 | WETTELS ON FIRE | |
| 34 | M&G-BBQ | |
| 35 | BBQ MEESTERS | |
| 36 | SMOKIN' DESIRE | |
| 37 | RIVERLAND SMOKERS | |
| 38 | ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM |