The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM has finished one call ahead of BURNING LOVE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
BURNING LOVE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1418
peak 1418 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2016-05-08
latest 2018-09-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Best overall
636.4572 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.61 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 614.79 (-6.17)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.89 · weakest Pork (151.45)
Road miles
494
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
614.79 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
10–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQ+ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.4
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.
- Pork avg 151.45
- Chicken avg 155.89
- 0 calls in 10 entries
Chicken nemesis
9 of 10
shared chicken entries lost
BBQ+ ahead 90% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BBQ+ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.
Going the wrong way
-32
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 32 points across 5 contests since 2017-09-16 — from 1449 down to 1418.
- 5 contests since 2017-09-16
- now 1418
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1525
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BURNING LOVE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BURNING LOVE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6187 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1417
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#6181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1418
No shared contest yet.
Level with BURNING LOVE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1417
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ+ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| DE FILOUS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY THE BOAR | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE AND FIRE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROASTING ROMANS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WESTHOEK SMOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 141.0972 | 155.89 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.3316 | 135.3372 | 155.47 | top 69% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 126.8000 | 151.45 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 142.2628 | 151.98 | top 76% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| BE | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *EUregio Barbeque Festival | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 90% | 2018-08-18 |
| Eastern BBQ Contest | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 99% | 2018-03-31 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2016-05-08 → 2018-09-15
Busiest season
2018
4 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NR
1 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.89 · weakest Pork (151.45)
Walk rate
30%
a top-10 call in 3 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
614.79
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
134
48–310 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
494
10 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Power rating
1418
peak 1418 · #6184 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- Career-best overall score636.4572 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- Peak power rating (1495) Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
- First call EUregio Barbecue Festival
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3316 *EUregio Barbeque Festival
- 2018
- 10th tracked contest Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland
- Most recent contest Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Eastern BBQ Contest | 2017-04-15 |
| -12.1 | Eastern BBQ Contest | 2018-03-31 |
| -11.6 | EUregio Barbecue Festival | 2016-08-20 |
| -9.6 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | 2018-05-12 |
| -9.6 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV | 2017-05-13 |
Category scores over time
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.9% | 83.7% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 88% | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 88.4% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-15 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 22 / 31 (632.5832) | 18 (163.4744) | 15 (161.7488) | 25 (158.2628) | 29 (149.0972) |
| 2018-08-18 | *EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525 | 30 / 32 (592.9944) | 32 (141.0972) | 31 (147.9772) | 24 (157.6800) | 30 (146.2400) |
| 2018-05-12 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt, 3800 | 48 / 51 (584.4232) | 48 (146.8344) | 51 (135.3372) | 47 (149.7144) | 37 (152.5372) |
| 2018-03-31 | Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, 9400 | 33 / 33 (599.3484) | 30 (150.8800) | 32 (147.4060) | 28 (154.2512) | 32 (146.8112) |
| 2017-09-16 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 22 / 31 (633.7256) | 25 (158.8800) | 23 (153.6800) | 15 (164.0000) | 19 (157.1656) |
| 2017-08-19 | *EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525 | 27 / 31 (632.5716) | 27 (159.4400) | 2 (174.3316) | 28 (152.5600) | 29 (146.2400) |
| 2017-05-13 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt, 3800 | 44 / 50 (621.6460) | 43 (154.2744) | 30 (157.6916) | 47 (146.2400) | 17 (163.4400) |
| 2017-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium, g400 | 40 / 41 (584.4800) | 40 (145.7028) | 7 (169.7144) | 40 (126.8000) | 37 (142.2628) |
| 2016-08-20 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR | 26 / 28 (629.6460) | 7 (170.3200) | 26 (157.1088) | 28 (145.6572) | 22 (156.5600) |
| 2016-05-08 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium, BE | 28 / 40 (636.4572) | 14 (168.0112) | 37 (149.6572) | 25 (159.3600) | 20 (159.4288) |