SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN

SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 23 at the Open Polish BBQ Championship (2019). They are ranked #2174 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,174

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1532

peak 1544 · rated over 20 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 11, 2018

latest Aug 22, 2026 · 8.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#323

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8000 / 720

Master · Open Polish BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.07 (+4.67)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Pork · Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp

Consistency

±19.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.55 · weakest Chicken (161.83)

Road miles

15,183

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 5,151 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

650.07 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

71% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 71% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.8000 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8000 at Open Polish BBQ Championship — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 13, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Badboy Butchers BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 93% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Clean Smoke BBQ in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Longhorn BBQ (May 14, 2022).

last seen Aug 15, 2020
back May 14, 2022

Pork nemesis

11 of 11 shared pork entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared pork entries.

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The long haul

15,183 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,183 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,151 miles to Tallya BBQ Festival.

21 mapped stops
furthest 5,151 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#501 (327 pts)	#591 (282 pts)	#676 (257 pts)	#451 (422 pts)	#571 (282 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#983 (106 pts)	#1066 (101 pts)	#1163 (101 pts)	#1184 (61 pts)	#890 (131 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#801 (171 pts)	#983 (131 pts)	#1049 (141 pts)	#635 (271 pts)	#1162 (96 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1083 (114 pts)	#971 (144 pts)	#1040 (144 pts)	#1155 (109 pts)	#1011 (124 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#512 (190 pts)	#510 (215 pts)	#440 (270 pts)	#619 (155 pts)	#413 (285 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#323 (951 pts)	#358 (881 pts)	#477 (721 pts)	#392 (866 pts)	#271 (1,116 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#705 (475 pts)	#785 (435 pts)	#579 (645 pts)	#666 (555 pts)	#789 (435 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN, each with one reason worth a look.

75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

ONE PIT WONDER

#2,170 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1549

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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TAILGATERS BBQ

#2,188 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1531

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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Pop's Smoke on the Hill

#2,158 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1532

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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FIRE & SPICE

#2,166 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1621

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 26 contests

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B' FOR CHICKEN

#2,163 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1538

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN's first contest.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2018

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MONTANA Q

#2,185 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1541

Level with SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Clean Smoke BBQ	15	12	3	80%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
MASTERS OF FIRE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	5	0	0	171.9656	151.4060	161.83	top 58%
Pork Ribs	21	7	0	1	175.4172	145.0972	162.34	top 53%
Pork	21	7	1	3	178.3200	151.3944	163.55	top 51%
Brisket	21	6	0	3	176.5716	138.2056	162.35	top 48%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 48%
Large (40+)	7	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
LT	1	0	top 35%
TN	1	0	top 93%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the North (Day 2)	2	13	0	top 64%	Aug 22, 2026
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	28	0	top 75%	May 12, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in LT 1 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 19 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 378 finished ahead 377 times, behind 381

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Aug 15, 2020 → May 14, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Aug 22 Most recent contest Smoke in the North (Day 2)

20232 milestones

Aug 26 First category win (Pork) Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
Aug 26 Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp

20195 milestones

Jun 8 10th tracked contest Tony Stone BBQ Competition
Jun 15 First overall top-10 BBQ Battle Finland
Jun 15 First overall podium BBQ Battle Finland
Sep 13 Career-best overall score698.8000 Open Polish BBQ Championship
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1544) Open Polish BBQ Championship

20183 milestones

May 11 First tracked contest Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)
May 11 First call Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)
May 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1432 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Open Polish BBQ Championship	Sep 13, 2019
+12.6	BBQ Battle Finland	Jun 15, 2019
+12.1	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
+12	Tony Stone BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2019
+11.6	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Smoke in the North (Day 2)	Aug 22, 2026
-7.7	Meat the East	Apr 13, 2019
-6.8	Longhorn BBQ	May 14, 2022
-6.6	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	Apr 19, 2019
-6.1	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition	Nov 30, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	3	1	0	67%	top 54%	93.9%	92%
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	89.8%	89.8%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	88.8%	88.8%
2023	1	1	1	100%	top 24%	93.7%	93.7%
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 71%	87.8%	87.8%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 64%	90.5%	90.5%
2019	8	2	0	50%	top 48%	97.1%	90.1%
2018	5	0	0	100%	top 45%	91.7%	89.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2026	Smoke in the North (Day 2) Boras	21 / 26 (652.9720)	23 (160.5144)	21 (163.9544)	21 (163.9544)	17 (164.5488)
Aug 21, 2026	Smoke in the North (Day 1) Boras	13 / 28 (675.9544)	12 (170.2744)	17 (167.9772)	10 (172)	21 (165.7028)
May 15, 2026	Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania	8 / 23 (658.7424)	14 (165.0856)	16 (156.5484)	3 (175.4056)	11 (161.7028)
Aug 22, 2025	Smoke in the North Rolfstorp	15 / 31 (646.7312)	16 (161.7144)	16 (162.8228)	24 (155.9540)	10 (166.2400)
Oct 11, 2024	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	81 / 87 (639.2800)	85 (151.4060)	75 (163.9428)	76 (162.2512)	72 (161.6800)
Aug 26, 2023	Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp	5 / 21 (674.8576)	9 (165.1316)	8 (170.2972)	1 (178.3200)	15 (161.1088)
May 14, 2022	Longhorn BBQ Broerup	10 / 14 (631.9548)	7 (163.4172)	7 (162.8460)	11 (151.3944)	9 (154.2972)
Aug 15, 2020	Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum	9 / 14 (651.2800)	12 (153.6800)	3 (174.2744)	14 (153.0628)	3 (170.2628)
Nov 30, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven	23 / 31 (621.5768)	14 (165.1656)	28 (145.0972)	24 (157.6340)	22 (153.6800)
Sep 13, 2019	Open Polish BBQ Championship Poland	3 / 23 (698.8000)	4 (171.9656)	5 (175.4172)	3 (174.8572)	3 (176.5600)
Jun 15, 2019	BBQ Battle Finland Tampere	3 / 23 (657.6572)	12 (158.8344)	7 (165.7028)	4 (166.8800)	4 (166.2400)
Jun 8, 2019	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	11 / 55 (671.9656)	23 (165.7256)	25 (163.4172)	24 (166.2512)	3 (176.5716)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	29 / 49 (634.1940)	44 (151.9428)	23 (158.8456)	33 (158.2856)	15 (165.1200)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	13 / 29 (657.7368)	5 (170.9028)	19 (161.1084)	17 (161.7372)	14 (163.9884)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	20 / 25 (620.5712)	17 (158.8456)	22 (147.3828)	19 (155.4400)	13 (158.9028)
Apr 13, 2019	Meat the East Hengelo	32 / 41 (628.9368)	32 (160.5600)	40 (146.7656)	20 (162.2400)	25 (159.3712)
Oct 13, 2018	Tallya BBQ Festival Tallya	15 / 38 (660.4912)	17 (164.5256)	20 (162.8344)	9 (169.7028)	20 (163.4284)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	13 / 73 (654.2172)	55 (153.1200)	5 (172.5600)	18 (164.5600)	16 (163.9772)
May 19, 2018	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	12 / 60 (657.1432)	47 (155.3600)	4 (170.2972)	15 (166.2972)	12 (165.1888)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	38 / 51 (633.1084)	8 (171.4744)	32 (156.5600)	43 (152.5256)	36 (152.5484)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	28 / 37 (623.2800)	30 (158.8572)	16 (160.5028)	9 (165.7144)	33 (138.2056)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)