COMPETITION OVERVIEW
NOVEMBER 9-13, 2016
ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA
The World Barbecue Championship will bring the greatest competition barbecue teams, cooks and chefs together in Orange Beach, AL, to settle the score and name the World Barbecue Champion. The World Barbecue Champion will advance to the Final Table and see if ‘America’s Cuisine’ will rule the world.
Choosing from all the major sanctioning bodies and an open registration process, The World Food Championships will accept the champions of the world’s premier barbecue competitions to compete in Orange Beach.
This year, the World Barbecue Championship will be open to at least 100 teams at this year’s event. The WFC barbecue category continues to be a sanctioned KCBS event, making it possible for KCBS teams to earn those coveted Team of the Year points.
This allows the World Food Championships to have an open registration for the World Barbecue Championship for up to 50 teams. The remaining 50 spots will be designated as usual through select Automatic and Preferred Qualifiers and International Championships.
What will start as a host of the absolute best championship pitmasters will end up with just one winner… the World Barbecue Champion.
WORLD BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIP
$10,000 GRAND PRIZE
Schedule
Competition Structure
The World Barbecue Championship features three rounds of competition.
Ancillary Categories: competitors will compete for bonus cash in the ancillary competitions, points and scores do not apply to the overall championship.
Competition Categories: all competitors will compete in the World Barbecue Championship and turn-in various meats that will be defined in the competitor packet.
Finalist Round: the top ten competitors in the opening round will face off for culinary supremacy in a special barbecue-themed finalist competition.
2016 Competitor Packets
How to Qualify
The World Barbecue Championship will be limited to the first 100 entrants who are fully qualified, registered and confirmed. Any qualified entrant who wants to compete after the field is full must seek a special exemption from the WFC competition committee.
The following event is an International Qualifier for the 2016 World Barbecue Championship:
Canadian Food Championships
The following events are Preferred Qualifiers for the 2016 World Barbecue Championship:
Cowboy Charcoal Fire & Ice Women's Championship Barbeque Series
Finger Lakes Fire and Smoke BBQ Festival
'Que at the View BBQ Fest
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Whiskey Fried Classic
The following event is an Elite Qualifier for the 2016 World Barbecue Championship:
PorktoberQue