Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5933

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1436

peak 1436 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-09-02

latest 2024-06-22

Best ToY finish

#448

Master 2022

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3372 / 720

Master · KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.39 (+11.06)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork Ribs · Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest

Consistency

±31.65

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.78)

Road miles

1,311

mi across 23 mapped stops

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$2K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

631.39 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROASTING ROMANS has finished one call ahead of Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 59%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 59%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 100% of their meetings

IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 17%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.78
Chicken avg 160.77
7 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

19 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 95% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 19 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Serial Soul Smokers has landed one call behind them 3 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE

#5934 of the rated field

1435 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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.Smokin J's

#5927 of the rated field

1436 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

smokin good times ME

#5926 of the rated field

1436 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1436

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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CLIFFS SMOKIN BBQ

#5924 of the rated field

1436 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

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50 Shades of Pork

#5929 of the rated field

1436 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1436

No shared contest yet.

Level with Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

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Rollin Smoke Barbeque

#5941 of the rated field

1435 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Osdorp Grillers (NL)	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
The Popes White Smoke	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
It's spice that meats you	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
RFS Barbecue Team	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	4	1	173.1200	149.1772	160.77	top 67%
Pork Ribs	23	7	0	173.1200	20.0000	154.78	top 55%
Pork	24	4	0	171.4056	139.3828	156.41	top 72%
Brisket	23	5	1	171.9884	149.0740	159.36	top 54%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 91%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 71%
Large (40+)	3	top 52%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest	2	16	top 69%	2023-06-24
Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	2	12	top 75%	2023-04-29
Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest	2	19	top 75%	2022-09-10

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.8 yrs 2017-09-02 → 2024-06-22

Busiest season 2022 6 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Contests visited 20 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork 24 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.78)

Walk rate 61% a top-10 call in 14 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 23 contests

Master average 631.39 out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 195 212–443 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,311 23 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Purse competed for $1,800 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2019-09-07 → 2020-09-12

Power rating 1436 peak 1436 · #5933 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Sep 2 First tracked contest 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
Sep 2 Peak power rating (1499) 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
2019
Apr 13 First call Meat the East
Apr 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1484 Meat the East
2021
Sep 11 10th tracked contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest
Oct 23 Career-best overall score659.3372 KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees
2023
Jun 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest
2024
Jun 22 Most recent contest Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.8	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees	2021-10-23
+6.1	Meat the East	2019-04-13
+3.1	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2018-05-19
+2	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	2023-04-29
+2	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest	2023-06-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	Meat The East	2018-04-14
-9.5	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2019-09-07
-9.3	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	2022-05-14
-8.5	3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest	2023-05-06
-8	*EUregio Barbeque Festival	2018-08-18

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	2	50%	top 80%	89.2%	88.7%
2023	3	100%	top 72%	90.1%	89.6%
2022	6	67%	top 76%	88.9%	87.8%
2021	3	100%	top 59%	91.6%	89.5%
2020	1	100%	top 74%	87.6%	87.6%
2019	3	67%	top 64%	90.9%	89.1%
2018	4	0%	top 75%	88.8%	82.9%
2017	1	0%	top 59%	88.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-06-22	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard,	19 / 23 (642.0804)	20 (159.3716)	20 (158.2516)	14 (163.9428)	16 (160.5144)
2024-04-20	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen, 4538AP	18 / 23 (635.1888)	21 (159.9428)	21 (150.7772)	20 (153.6344)	6 (170.8344)
2023-06-24	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard,	16 / 26 (648.9712)	25 (150.2400)	4 (173.1200)	4 (171.4056)	22 (154.2056)
2023-05-06	3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest Terneuzen, 4538AP	14 / 15 (639.2916)	12 (161.1428)	7 (162.2744)	12 (159.9544)	11 (155.9200)
2023-04-29	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880	12 / 20 (646.7316)	20 (151.9772)	4 (166.8228)	15 (163.3944)	6 (164.5372)
2022-09-10	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	19 / 28 (630.0684)	21 (159.3828)	22 (155.3600)	19 (159.4056)	14 (155.9200)
2022-06-25	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard,	17 / 22 (640.3200)	18 (155.9200)	11 (165.1088)	9 (167.3828)	16 (151.9084)
2022-06-03	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG	25 / 38 (637.0056)	26 (162.2400)	4 (170.8800)	33 (154.8116)	29 (149.0740)
2022-05-21	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, 4538AP	16 / 18 (635.3148)	3 (171.4400)	15 (152.5260)	18 (156.5372)	14 (154.8116)
2022-05-14	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880	17 / 19 (628.5028)	10 (167.4172)	12 (160.5372)	8 (154.8228)	13 (157.0972)
2022-03-26	Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920	20 / 31 (623.2800)	14 (168.0344)	19 (152.4916)	29 (146.8112)	18 (155.9428)
2021-10-23	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne, 5752 SC	13 / 30 (659.3372)	27 (156.5256)	4 (170.2744)	19 (161.7028)	5 (170.8344)
2021-09-25	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen, 4538AP	15 / 21 (637.6224)	10 (165.1428)	18 (151.9540)	10 (162.8228)	12 (157.7028)
2021-09-11	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC	18 / 29 (635.8856)	18 (159.9656)	10 (166.3088)	28 (143.9312)	10 (165.6800)
2020-09-12	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen, 5106NC	23 / 31 (630.6856)	29 (154.8000)	6 (170.8572)	31 (149.0628)	21 (155.9656)
2019-09-07	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	31 / 38 (626.1484)	13 (165.1316)	23 (158.7884)	36 (139.3828)	14 (162.8456)
2019-06-29	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN	15 / 22 (643.2912)	11 (164.5600)	17 (153.6800)	18 (153.0628)	2 (171.9884)
2019-04-13	Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK	17 / 41 (654.1484)	4 (173.1200)	28 (156.5600)	24 (159.9428)	17 (164.5256)
2018-09-01	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	30 / 44 (635.2680)	20 (165.1084)	27 (157.1084)	41 (150.2284)	12 (162.8228)
2018-08-18	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	27 / 32 (625.5772)	29 (157.7028)	16 (164.0116)	30 (150.7656)	27 (153.0972)
2018-05-19	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp , 2314CG	28 / 60 (639.3256)	36 (160.5600)	31 (159.4056)	21 (164.5484)	36 (154.8116)
2018-04-14	Meat The East Hengelo, 7534 HK	34 / 34 (488.5600)	31 (149.1772)	34 (20.0000)	21 (161.7028)	27 (157.6800)
2017-09-02	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland,	19 / 32 (639.3712)	26 (158.8684)	15 (162.8000)	17 (161.1544)	16 (156.5484)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#805 (161 pts)	#917 (141 pts)	#943 (141 pts)	#815 (176 pts)	#675 (256 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#572 (301 pts)	#739 (226 pts)	#455 (541 pts)	#506 (401 pts)	#552 (336 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#448 (483 pts)	#363 (663 pts)	#373 (683 pts)	#462 (483 pts)	#419 (553 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#561 (300 pts)	#633 (265 pts)	#484 (415 pts)	#632 (260 pts)	#464 (420 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#841 (66 pts)	#1102 (56 pts)	#606 (171 pts)	#1106 (56 pts)	#841 (76 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1014 (257 pts)	#751 (447 pts)	#1185 (217 pts)	#1216 (207 pts)	#724 (462 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1119 (236 pts)	#1099 (261 pts)	#1072 (281 pts)	#1070 (276 pts)	#993 (301 pts)