BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM

BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 49 at the Beer,Fries & BBQ VI (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1135 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,135

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1591

peak 1591 · rated over 22 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 8, 2016

latest Sep 17, 2022 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#317

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

692.6516 / 720

Master · Beer,Fries & BBQ VI

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.69 (+12.15)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Consistency

±14.74

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.03)

Road miles

10,905

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 4,408 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$69K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

655.69 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.9200 points from the title

Came within 3.9200 points of the Grand Championship at Beer,Fries & BBQ VI (May 11, 2019).

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 20 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.6516 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.6516 at Beer,Fries & BBQ VI — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 11, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BBQ+ has finished one call ahead of BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

6 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

18–2 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 90% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 29%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.03
Chicken avg 166.41
7 calls in 24 entries

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A strong matchup

16–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 (Sep 17, 2022).

last seen Oct 25, 2019
back Sep 17, 2022

Chicken nemesis

15 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 23% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,905 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,905 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,408 miles to 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES).

24 mapped stops
furthest 4,408 mi

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
24 contests

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1065 (115 pts)	#1193 (100 pts)	#1287 (90 pts)	#1187 (100 pts)	#969 (135 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#380 (859 pts)	#388 (844 pts)	#467 (739 pts)	#249 (1,139 pts)	#609 (559 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#317 (1,037 pts)	#294 (1,097 pts)	#354 (972 pts)	#438 (827 pts)	#140 (1,597 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#897 (396 pts)	#929 (416 pts)	#1018 (356 pts)	#759 (531 pts)	#723 (546 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1358 (204 pts)	#985 (364 pts)	#1384 (219 pts)	#1648 (169 pts)	#1645 (159 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Kreiser Barbecue

#1,140 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1622

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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MAN VS QUE

#1,134 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1600

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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LAKE HOUSE BBQ

#1,138 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1629

They've been 1629 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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CAN'T SMOKE THIS

#1,131 of the rated field

1592 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1592

Fewer contests behind them than BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM has cooked, 15 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery

#1,132 of the rated field

1592 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1592

37 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 51% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Pit Master Matt

#1,133 of the rated field

1592 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 85%
Peak: 1592

They turned up 6 years after BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
White Squirrel BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	19	8	11	42%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	16	16	0	100%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
WESTHOEK SMOKERS	15	14	1	93%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	15	13	2	87%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	7	1	4	176	150.1940	166.41	top 43%
Pork Ribs	24	7	0	3	173.1316	150.8116	161.03	top 50%
Pork	24	7	3	5	179.4400	147.3600	164.63	top 44%
Brisket	24	12	1	1	176.0116	145.0628	163.63	top 39%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
BE	2	0	top 45%
TN	1	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Brew N Q	2	17	top 68%	May 26, 2018
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	22	top 60%	May 12, 2018
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	8	top 34%	Mar 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 11 contests

Contests a season 4.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BE 2 of 24 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 21 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 325 finished ahead 574 times, behind 384

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Sep 17, 2022

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

20222 milestones

Sep 17 Peak power rating (1591) Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020
Sep 17 Most recent contest Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020

20194 milestones

Apr 19 First overall podium Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1
May 11 First Reserve Championship Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
May 11 Career-best overall score692.6516 Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
Oct 25 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20181 milestone

May 12 10th tracked contest Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)

20171 milestone

Sep 16 First category win (Pork) Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017

20164 milestones

May 8 First tracked contest Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 First call Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
Sep 17 First overall top-10 Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland
Sep 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9200 Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI	May 11, 2019
+14.2	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	Apr 19, 2019
+11.7	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018
+9.6	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017	Sep 16, 2017
+9	Eastern BBQ Contest	Mar 31, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.6	Regahfest 2018 Green	Aug 25, 2018
-3.9	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018	Sep 22, 2018
-3.3	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	May 12, 2018
-3	Brew N Q	May 26, 2018
-2.2	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1)	May 11, 2018

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)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	89.9%	89.9%
2019	6	3	2	100%	top 27%	96.2%	93.1%
2018	11	3	2	73%	top 48%	92.9%	90.3%
2017	4	1	1	75%	top 40%	92.5%	90.9%
2016	2	1	0	100%	top 45%	90.5%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 17, 2022	Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas	12 / 25 (647.2456)	15 (165.0972)	17 (159.4056)	15 (160.5028)	9 (162.2400)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	39 / 97 (679.3828)	22 (174.2628)	76 (164.0116)	3 (179.4400)	75 (161.6684)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	9 / 36 (663.3712)	15 (164.5256)	4 (168.5828)	7 (170.2628)	17 (160)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	2 / 49 (692.6516)	3 (174.3200)	8 (165.7144)	1 (178.8800)	6 (173.7372)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	15 / 29 (656.5372)	15 (164.0228)	23 (156.5372)	1 (178.2972)	20 (157.6800)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	3 / 25 (675.9660)	9 (165.1544)	2 (173.1316)	3 (173.7028)	9 (163.9772)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	12 / 40 (653.6456)	2 (172.0572)	30 (154.8228)	5 (170.8228)	23 (155.9428)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	44 / 73 (628.9712)	36 (161.6456)	35 (158.8000)	21 (163.4628)	60 (145.0628)
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	8 / 31 (669.1200)	13 (167.9772)	14 (162.8800)	15 (165.1200)	4 (173.1428)
Aug 25, 2018	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague	26 / 35 (631.3256)	23 (162.8228)	34 (150.8116)	19 (159.4512)	23 (158.2400)
Aug 25, 2018	RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague	13 / 29 (653.6568)	27 (150.1940)	2 (171.4516)	15 (163.9884)	6 (168.0228)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	14 / 48 (653.0396)	19 (166.2512)	28 (157.6916)	27 (162.2512)	5 (166.8456)
May 26, 2018	Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent	22 / 34 (651.3028)	11 (169.6684)	32 (153.6572)	32 (151.9656)	1 (176.0116)
May 25, 2018	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	17 / 24 (664.5944)	20 (163.9884)	3 (169.7488)	14 (165.7372)	17 (165.1200)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	31 / 51 (642.1028)	11 (171.4056)	31 (157.0972)	48 (147.9200)	15 (165.6800)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	22 / 37 (637.0516)	20 (165.7028)	27 (154.8344)	36 (147.3600)	8 (169.1544)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	8 / 33 (665.6228)	21 (162.8228)	6 (168.5488)	17 (165.1084)	5 (169.1428)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	6 / 39 (656.5372)	1 (171.4056)	22 (158.2516)	15 (160.5828)	6 (166.2972)
Sep 16, 2017	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas	8 / 31 (665.6688)	24 (162.2628)	8 (164.5372)	1 (178.2972)	12 (160.5716)
Jun 3, 2017	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	19 / 56 (662.2628)	3 (176)	43 (155.4172)	41 (159.4284)	8 (171.4172)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	28 / 50 (643.2684)	36 (158.8112)	20 (160.5256)	13 (167.3944)	29 (156.5372)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	18 / 41 (646.8112)	27 (160.5484)	30 (153.6800)	23 (161.7028)	4 (170.8800)
Sep 17, 2016	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium	10 / 29 (651.9200)	5 (170.8572)	14 (162.2400)	14 (161.1200)	16 (157.7028)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	22 / 40 (644.5604)	5 (172.0228)	15 (162.3088)	28 (158.2744)	32 (151.9544)

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

BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM

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

Purse competed for

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

The metronome

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)