Perfect scores on the board
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.
- Pork ×1
WETTELS ON FIRE is a competition barbecue team with 50 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 13 at the Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 (2023). They are ranked #3924 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1066 (83 pts) | #1172 (73 pts) | #1102 (113 pts) | #1179 (63 pts) | #993 (113 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1027 (97 pts) | #837 (172 pts) | #1224 (82 pts) | #1056 (102 pts) | #1039 (102 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #250 (844 pts) | #268 (844 pts) | #302 (829 pts) | #270 (814 pts) | #260 (829 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #419 (525 pts) | #503 (440 pts) | #518 (470 pts) | #348 (690 pts) | #492 (460 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #615 (255 pts) | #510 (370 pts) | #463 (445 pts) | #697 (225 pts) | #610 (285 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #490 (207 pts) | #550 (187 pts) | #588 (177 pts) | #517 (207 pts) | #302 (402 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #836 (346 pts) | #985 (286 pts) | #1071 (261 pts) | #601 (566 pts) | #587 (576 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #385 (886 pts) | #310 (1,056 pts) | #271 (1,126 pts) | #381 (921 pts) | #352 (966 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #776 (486 pts) | #645 (621 pts) | #905 (431 pts) | #535 (731 pts) | #782 (496 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1154 (264 pts) | #1319 (239 pts) | #1298 (244 pts) | #1273 (254 pts) | #1023 (339 pts) |
The teams rated closest to WETTELS ON FIRE, each with one reason worth a look.
155 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WETTELS ON FIRE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before WETTELS ON FIRE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than WETTELS ON FIRE has cooked, 5 to 50, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1521 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with WETTELS ON FIRE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ+ | 37 | 1 | 36 | 3% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE | 35 | 9 | 26 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 33 | 1 | 32 | 3% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 32 | 4 | 28 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 31 | 11 | 20 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| PUREBBQ | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 30 | 1 | 29 | 3% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM | 27 | 23 | 4 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 25 | 2 | 23 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| LOWLAND SMOKERS | 24 | 13 | 11 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERLAND SMOKERS | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Osdorp Grillers (NL) | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 174.2744 | 137.7256 | 162.74 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 50 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 174.3200 | 115.1772 | 157.78 | top 62% |
| Pork | 48 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 20 | 154.92 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 172.5600 | 138.7884 | 157.61 | top 57% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 67% |
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| BE | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 78% | Jun 3, 2017 |
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 7, 2024 |
| Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 81% | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 46% | Apr 29, 2023 |
| Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 49% | Sep 7, 2019 |
| Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 74% | May 12, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | EUregio Barbeque Festival | Aug 18, 2018 |
| +14.5 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 | Mar 17, 2023 |
| +13.2 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2022 |
| +11.7 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | May 14, 2022 |
| +11.3 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 | Mar 18, 2023 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.9 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | May 9, 2015 |
| -13.2 | Lowlands BBQ Championship | Sep 13, 2014 |
| -13 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 23, 2015 |
| -11.4 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | May 8, 2016 |
| -11 | Regahfest 2016 | Aug 27, 2016 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 88.9% | 87.6% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 54% | 93% | 90% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 83% | top 50% | 92.6% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 68% | 89.4% | 88.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71% | top 62% | 90.1% | 88.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70% | top 56% | 93.3% | 89.2% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | top 57% | 91.9% | 90% |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 81% | 89.5% | 83.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.7% | 75% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 77.3% | 77.3% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2025 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 18 / 23 (635.7832) | 20 (163.9544) | 12 (163.4172) | 22 (152.4800) | 12 (155.9316) |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 23 / 24 (621.4852) | 15 (166.8112) | 19 (156.5028) | 18 (157.6800) | 24 (140.4912) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland | 15 / 22 (640.3884) | 5 (171.9656) | 18 (157.0744) | 14 (161.1428) | 14 (150.2056) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas | 12 / 14 (613.0740) | 13 (152.0116) | 10 (161.1312) | 13 (149.0972) | 9 (150.8340) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sint Niklaas | — | — | 13 (150.2284) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter | 13 / 20 (646.6624) | 12 (164.5828) | 13 (158.7884) | 13 (163.9428) | 14 (159.3484) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel | 12 / 18 (648.9024) | 18 (158.8000) | 10 (161.0856) | 14 (161.6340) | 6 (167.3828) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 2 Boom | 4 / 13 (669.6456) | 3 (170.8800) | 6 (167.9656) | 13 (159.3828) | 1 (171.4172) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 1 Boom | 3 / 13 (659.9312) | 5 (166.8456) | 5 (162.2628) | 1 (174.2628) | 12 (156.5600) |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven | 12 / 15 (654.6972) | 7 (172.5716) | 7 (167.3828) | 10 (162.8000) | 15 (151.9428) |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven | 9 / 15 (666.8344) | 8 (168.0460) | 7 (169.7144) | 8 (169.1428) | 10 (159.9312) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas | 19 / 25 (633.4740) | 17 (165.0856) | 18 (159.3828) | 14 (160.5256) | 19 (148.4800) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 8 / 38 (666.7656) | 8 (169.7028) | 14 (163.9656) | 1 (180) | 23 (153.0972) |
| May 14, 2022 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter | 5 / 19 (662.8116) | 9 (168) | 10 (161.6688) | 4 (168) | 6 (165.1428) |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel | 12 / 31 (649.0284) | 23 (157.1084) | 8 (165.1316) | 15 (159.9428) | 8 (166.8456) |
| Oct 23, 2021 | KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne | 22 / 30 (637.5428) | 22 (162.8000) | 12 (165.1544) | 29 (144.4684) | 12 (165.1200) |
| Sep 25, 2021 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen | 12 / 21 (643.3484) | 2 (174.2744) | 2 (174.3200) | 18 (155.9656) | 21 (138.7884) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen | 21 / 29 (625.5088) | 25 (152.5028) | 20 (157.1088) | 18 (155.9428) | 16 (159.9544) |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen | 14 / 31 (654.7768) | 10 (166.8572) | 12 (165.7028) | 19 (160.5140) | 12 (161.7028) |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven | 17 / 31 (636.4688) | 28 (153.6456) | 27 (145.1316) | 12 (165.1316) | 1 (172.5600) |
| Sep 21, 2019 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas | 24 / 36 (633.6572) | 31 (155.4284) | 23 (158.8460) | 3 (173.1428) | 30 (146.2400) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen | 19 / 38 (648.5140) | 15 (164.6172) | 22 (158.8112) | 10 (168.5600) | 26 (156.5256) |
| Aug 17, 2019 | EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren | 20 / 28 (631.8396) | 14 (162.2628) | 27 (145.6684) | — | 12 (158.2056) |
| Jun 29, 2019 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne | 16 / 22 (627.7940) | 20 (152.5484) | 16 (154.8000) | 8 (169.1200) | 19 (151.3256) |
| May 11, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt | 36 / 49 (623.2340) | 23 (166.2168) | 35 (153.6800) | 42 (147.9772) | 33 (155.3600) |
| Mar 30, 2019 | Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel | 18 / 40 (648.5024) | 31 (156.5140) | 26 (157.1428) | 22 (164) | 6 (170.8456) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop | 47 / 73 (626.1028) | 8 (169.1428) | 38 (157.1200) | 42 (154.7656) | 59 (145.0744) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas | 12 / 31 (663.9312) | 17 (164.5600) | 7 (166.8228) | 20 (160.5256) | 6 (172.0228) |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen | 19 / 40 (650.7996) | 19 (165.1428) | 19 (161.7028) | 17 (164.5600) | 18 (159.3940) |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague | 24 / 35 (633.0168) | 19 (166.2284) | 4 (170.2856) | 33 (148.5372) | 30 (147.9656) |
| Aug 25, 2018 | RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague | 15 / 29 (651.3484) | 11 (166.2512) | 7 (167.4400) | 20 (159.4056) | 19 (158.2516) |
| Aug 18, 2018 | EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW | 6 / 32 (671.8740) | 9 (171.4056) | 7 (168.5372) | 21 (160.5256) | 4 (171.4056) |
| May 12, 2018 | Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt | 29 / 51 (642.7888) | 33 (163.3828) | 30 (158.2744) | 15 (167.4172) | 35 (153.7144) |
| May 11, 2018 | Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt | 34 / 37 (612.3888) | 27 (161.6684) | 33 (147.9544) | 29 (153.6572) | 28 (149.1088) |
| Apr 14, 2018 | Meat The East Hengelo | 18 / 34 (645.5424) | 8 (169.6684) | 16 (161.6800) | 33 (151.9656) | 15 (162.2284) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium | 26 / 39 (627.3256) | 20 (162.8456) | 36 (143.9428) | 3 (173.1428) | 33 (147.3944) |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp | 21 / 47 (658.1488) | 6 (171.9884) | 40 (153.0744) | 1 (173.7260) | 26 (159.3600) |
| Sep 16, 2017 | Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas | 12 / 31 (661.6116) | 11 (170.2628) | 16 (160.5372) | 8 (169.7028) | 11 (161.1088) |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Farm Meat Dongen | 16 / 38 (646.1600) | 11 (166.8228) | 19 (162.2628) | 14 (162.2628) | 30 (154.8116) |
| Jul 22, 2017 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 27 / 40 (652.6176) | 25 (166.3316) | 38 (153.7488) | 25 (165.0856) | 15 (167.4516) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 43 / 56 (637.0628) | 37 (162.2628) | 52 (149.6800) | 40 (159.4400) | 21 (165.6800) |
| May 13, 2017 | Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt | 36 / 50 (632.4572) | 23 (164.5828) | 43 (150.8344) | 25 (162.8228) | 37 (154.2172) |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium | 19 / 29 (631.4168) | 24 (154.2512) | 23 (154.8572) | 21 (158.3084) | 9 (164) |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL | 34 / 35 (497.0744) | 34 (157.7144) | 31 (155.9428) | 35 (20) | 21 (163.4172) |
| May 14, 2016 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 41 / 65 (644.5376) | 31 (165.1428) | 29 (163.4288) | 52 (154.2744) | 28 (161.6916) |
| May 8, 2016 | Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium | 38 / 40 (607.3600) | 38 (155.3940) | 32 (152.5600) | 40 (148.0116) | 34 (151.3944) |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL | 28 / 34 (627.4516) | 32 (151.4056) | 19 (160.6172) | 25 (157.7144) | 18 (157.7144) |
| May 23, 2015 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 65 / 68 (595.2572) | 66 (137.7256) | 67 (137.0400) | 34 (160.5372) | 30 (159.9544) |
| May 9, 2015 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel | 38 / 38 (484.5832) | 25 (159.4400) | 27 (153.1660) | 38 (20) | 25 (151.9772) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Lowlands BBQ Championship Diksmuide, Belgium | 24 / 26 (556.2744) | 24 (146.7884) | 26 (115.1772) | 22 (145.1544) | 17 (149.1544) |