Open Barbecue Championship
2026-07-18 – 2026-07-19 · Wilhering, 4073 · AUSTRIA · 📍 Andreas-Wurm-Weg
Reps: HAYMO GUTWENIGER, ROBERTO SIROK
Grand Champion: Bunch of Swines (698.8116) · 20 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 COOKLOUNGE BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧹 A double category winner
Bunch of Swines won Chicken, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 2–3: Smoky Cotte and COOKLOUNGE BBQ tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: Barbecoa BBQ Team and Dreamfire BBQ Team tied on 171.9772 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 9–10: Food Venture BBQ Team and Tracica BBQ Team tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 171.9884 | 170.8228 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 174.8572 | 171.4288 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4172 | 171.9656 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 174.2628 | 167.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
20 entries · top 698.8116 · median 679.6116
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | BBQ + | |
| 4 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 5 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 6 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 7 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 8 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 10 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 12 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 13 | Onkel Felix | |
| 14 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 16 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 18 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 19 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 20 | 3 BBQ |
Chicken
20 entries · top 176.5716 · median 170.8228
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 2 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | 3 BBQ | |
| 5 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 6 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 8 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 11 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 12 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 13 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 14 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 16 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 17 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 18 | Onkel Felix | |
| 19 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 20 | BBQ + |
Pork Ribs
20 entries · top 178.8572 · median 171.1316
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 2 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 3 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 4 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 5 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 6 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 7 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 8 | BBQ + | |
| 9 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 10 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Onkel Felix | |
| 12 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 13 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 18 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 19 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 20 | 3 BBQ |
Pork
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.4000 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBQ + | |
| 2 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 3 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 5 | Onkel Felix | |
| 6 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 7 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 8 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 9 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 10 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 11 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 12 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 13 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 15 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 18 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 20 | 3 BBQ |
Brisket
20 entries · top 180.0000 · median 167.3770 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunch of Swines | |
| 2 | BBQ + | |
| 3 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 4 | BBQ 4 Fun | |
| 5 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 7 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 8 | Szendo Smoke BBQ Team | |
| 9 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 10 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 13 | The Antwerp Smoker | |
| 14 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 15 | Onkel Felix | |
| 16 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 17 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 18 | 3 BBQ | |
| 19 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 20 | Woodquarter Smokerheads |
Ancillary categories
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.
Ancillary — Chef Choice
9 entries · top 180.0000 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 2 | Tracica BBQ Team | |
| 3 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 4 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 5 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 6 | 3 BBQ | |
| 7 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 8 | Onkel Felix | |
| 9 | Nuss BBQ |
Ancillary — Dessert
8 entries · top 180.0000 · median 173.7258 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 2 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 3 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 4 | Egghead BBQ | |
| 5 | Onkel Felix | |
| 6 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 7 | 3 BBQ | |
| 8 | Smoking Butchers |
Ancillary — Sauce
14 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2398
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoky Cotte | |
| 2 | COOKLOUNGE BBQ | |
| 3 | Food Venture BBQ Team | |
| 4 | Barbecoa BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Average Joe BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Woodquarter Smokerheads | |
| 7 | Dreamfire BBQ Team | |
| 8 | 3 BBQ | |
| 9 | Nuss BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke Junkies BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Schluchtengriller BBQ | |
| 12 | Smoking Butchers | |
| 13 | Onkel Felix | |
| 14 | Tracica BBQ Team |