ZWARTE HAND

ZWARTE HAND is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 29 at the Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #3431 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,431

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1505 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 18, 2013

latest Sep 9, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1365

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

661.1428 / 720

Master · W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.62 (+10.75)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Chicken · 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off

Consistency

±15.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.34 · weakest Brisket (156.53)

Road miles

2,686

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 482 mi

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)

Master avg

638.62 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

NASQ has finished one call ahead of ZWARTE HAND 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 156.53
Chicken avg 162.34
1 call in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOW AND SLOW MEISTER in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

DE FILOUS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
14 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1365 (185 pts)	#1552 (175 pts)	#1583 (170 pts)	#1442 (190 pts)	#1218 (255 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ZWARTE HAND, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BAERL B Q (DE)

#3,417 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1495

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to ZWARTE HAND)

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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Bourbon Bent BBQ

#3,409 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1495

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH

#3,440 of the rated field

1494 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1503

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2017

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BANG BANG BBQ

#3,411 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1507

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

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ALL-STAR BBQ

#3,421 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1495

Level with ZWARTE HAND on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 5, 2017

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ROOSTER'S COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3,415 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PUREBBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LOW AND SLOW MEISTER	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
LETZQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
RIDDLEQ'S	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	173.7372	155.4284	162.34	top 51%
Pork Ribs	14	3	168.0228	152.5716	160.17	top 52%
Pork	14	2	169.7028	150.2856	159.58	top 56%
Brisket	14	1	166.2400	148.5716	156.53	top 60%

“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)	8	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NL	3	top 56%
BZ	1	top 53%
DE	1	top 40%
BE	1	top 88%
IT	1	top 43%

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 3 of 14 contests · 5 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 14 a different one every time

Opponents faced 243 finished ahead 246 times, behind 301

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

20172 milestones

Jan 14 Career-best overall score661.1428 W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Sep 9 Most recent contest Farm Meat

20163 milestones

Jan 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4972 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Sep 24 10th tracked contest 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Oct 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7372 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off

20151 milestone

May 9 Peak power rating (1505) Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

20141 milestone

May 10 First overall top-10 Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship

20132 milestones

May 18 First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
May 18 First call Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.6	Farm Meat	Sep 10, 2016
+7.1	Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship	May 10, 2014
+5.2	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016	Sep 24, 2016
+4	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	Oct 8, 2016
+3.7	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016	Jan 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II	Apr 23, 2016
-10.6	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016
-6	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
-4.6	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 18, 2013
-3.2	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off	Oct 10, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	3	0	33%	top 54%	91.8%	90%
2016	6	1	67%	top 57%	91.6%	89.5%
2015	3	0	33%	top 60%	88.2%	87.1%
2014	1	1	100%	top 31%	87.9%	87.9%
2013	1	0	100%	top 66%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	23 / 38 (637.7372)	15 (163.9884)	29 (154.3316)	13 (163.4056)	27 (156.0116)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	20 / 41 (645.1088)	26 (161.7372)	32 (152.5716)	20 (164.5600)	9 (166.2400)
Jan 14, 2017	W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	16 / 30 (661.1428)	13 (166.8684)	14 (166.8456)	15 (164.5600)	14 (162.8688)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	20 / 46 (657.1088)	6 (173.7372)	31 (159.9888)	24 (164.5372)	27 (158.8456)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	27 / 67 (645.7600)	25 (164.5828)	29 (162.2972)	37 (158.2856)	27 (160.5944)
Sep 10, 2016	Farm Meat Dongen, NL	10 / 27 (658.3316)	19 (161.7600)	14 (162.8572)	6 (169.7028)	13 (164.0116)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	35 / 40 (619.9772)	36 (155.4284)	29 (154.2744)	35 (151.9772)	23 (158.2972)
Apr 23, 2016	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL	30 / 34 (624.0344)	28 (155.4628)	4 (168.0228)	30 (151.9428)	33 (148.6060)
Jan 15, 2016	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, Italy	13 / 30 (659.4972)	18 (162.2856)	9 (166.8800)	9 (167.4744)	15 (162.8572)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	27 / 42 (628.0340)	33 (156.0228)	20 (160.5828)	17 (162.2856)	31 (149.1428)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	47 / 67 (618.9720)	37 (161.7716)	34 (158.3200)	57 (150.2856)	54 (148.5948)
May 9, 2015	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel	17 / 38 (634.7884)	6 (166.8800)	24 (155.4628)	18 (160.5256)	26 (151.9200)
May 10, 2014	Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be	9 / 29 (633.0516)	12 (162.2628)	4 (165.1544)	19 (150.8344)	13 (154.8000)
May 18, 2013	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, Netherlands	21 / 32 (617.1432)	9 (160)	22 (154.8572)	23 (153.7144)	24 (148.5716)

ZWARTE HAND

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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

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)

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)