Mar 18–19, 2023 · Boom, Belgium · BELGIUM · 📍 Kapelstraat 145
Reps: Marianne Van Galen, Mayco Van Galen
BBQ Team Laurentius won Grand Champion at the Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 on March 18, 2023 in Boom, 2850 at Kapelstraat 145, scoring 687.4172 in a field of 13 teams. PARKSTAD SMOKERS took Reserve Grand Champion with 678.7312. Category winners: Chicken — BBQ Team Laurentius (178.2972); Pork Ribs — BBQ Team Laurentius (174.8572); Pork — PARKSTAD SMOKERS (173.1200); Brisket — WETTELS ON FIRE (171.4172).
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.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100
BBQ Team Laurentius came in rated below the field's top team, PARKSTAD SMOKERS, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Pork Ribs places 1–2: BBQ Team Laurentius and The BBQ Ranch tied on 174.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 4–5: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged PARKSTAD SMOKERS by 0.0116. Pork places 5–6: COOKLOUNGE BBQ edged BACKCORNER BBQ by 0.0344.
BBQ Team Laurentius won Chicken, Pork Ribs — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
BBQ Team Laurentius took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork at 7th.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 178.2972 | 167.9772 | 163.4056 |
| Pork Ribs | 174.8572 | 170.2512 | 158.8112 |
| Pork | 173.1200 | 165.7144 | 161.7144 |
| Brisket | 171.4172 | 167.3712 | 157.6572 |
13 entries · top 687.4172 · median 656.5256
13 entries · top 178.2972 · median 165.1428
13 entries · top 174.8572 · median 166.8456
13 entries · top 173.1200 · median 165.1428
13 entries · top 171.4172 · median 163.4056