May 14–15, 2022 · Aalter, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Europalaan 22
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ won Grand Champion at the Meetjesland International BBQ Contest on May 14, 2022 in Aalter, 9880 at Europalaan 22, scoring 680.5140 in a field of 19 teams. Barbecoa BBQ Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 677.1312. Category winners: Chicken — Just wing it BBQ team (172.5828); Pork Ribs — Barbecoa BBQ Team (179.4400); Pork — SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ (177.7028); Brisket — SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE (174.8456). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
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.
Pork places 3–4: Osdorp Grillers (NL) and WETTELS ON FIRE tied on 168.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 6–7: Barbecoa BBQ Team and BUNCH OF SWINES tied on 166.8456 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 2–3: The Antwerp Smokers edged It's spice that meats you by 0.0112.
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 8th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2022 ← this one | Aalter | Europalaan 22 | 19 | 680.5140 | Southern Dutch | Barbecoa BBQ Team |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Aalter | Groendreef 10 | 20 | 686.2172 | Laurentius | BBQ+ |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.5828 | 170.2856 | 167.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 179.4400 | 170.2628 | 161.6688 |
| Pork | 177.7028 | 167.3944 | 165.7028 |
| Brisket | 174.8456 | 166.2972 | 158.8228 |
19 entries · top 680.5140 · median 655.9772
19 entries · top 172.5828 · median 167.4172
19 entries · top 179.4400 · median 161.6688
19 entries · top 177.7028 · median 165.7028
19 entries · top 174.8456 · median 158.8228
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.
8 entries · top 180 · median 165.6914 · 🔥 perfect 180