The Australian Brewery Kingsford Invitational date has been set and the eligible teams’ list has been formulated for 2018.
With a new date of 3rd & 4th November 2018, the Invitational will again see Australia and New Zealand’s top ranked teams, recent ABA GC & RGC winners from the last 12 months (July 1 to June 30) take a choice selection of premium quality International teams.
This barbecue competition will be a round of the Barbeques Galore Australian Barbecue Championships 2018.
With a prize purse of approx $40,000 in cash, trophies and prizes up for grabs, it’s the ABA and Australia’s most prestige barbecue competition.
Hand in Categories include: Chicken, Pork, Lamb, Pork Ribs, Brisket & Chef’s Choice (non GC).
Team nominations close at 5pm June 30, 2018 with a Ballot Draw to follow in July 2018.
All auto-qualify and ballot eligible teams must confirm their attendance by the due date.
IMPORTANT: Nominations are to be emailed to info@ausbbq.com.au with the subject line – Invitational Nomination – and must include full team name, team captain name, contact phone number, contact email address and number of team members attending (noting up to 4 are included in the entry fee). An information pack will be sent to teams with payment information shortly after nominations are finalised.
Eligibility Criteria 2018
Auto-Qualify Teams are based on the eligible Top 20 finishing teams from the Barbeques Galore Leaderboard from 2017, Meatstock AKL Winner & NZ National Grand Champion team. Ballot Draw Qualifiers must have won an ABA GC or RGC between July 1 2017, and June 30 2018. Internationals by Invitation. Promoter has a single WildCard Option
Automatic Qualifying Teams
Loot N Booty (USA)
Big Smoke Barbecue
The Smoking Joint
Natural Born Grillers
Rollin Smoke BBQ
Doctor Cue
Shank Bros BBQ
BadAss BBQ
Country Boys BBQ
Scotch & Smoke
Grillas in the Mist
Smokin’ Hot N Saucy
Hectors Smoke House
Suck Knuckle Smokers
Barbecue Mafia
The Beard and The BBQ
Smokeface Grillahs
Double Barrel BBQ
Manning Valley Natural Smokers
Weber Kettle Club
Big Tent Meat Revival (NZ)
Meat Fingers BBQ (NZ)
Ballot Draw Eligible Teams
TexAus BBQ
Smoking Coals BBQ
Smoking Sappers
The Meat Mistresses
Where there’s smoke there’s dinner
BlueBird BBQ Crew
Rum and Que (NZ)
Octopit Pro (NZ)
Smoke N Hotrox (NZ)
Fat N Drunk BBQ (NZ)
Morepork BBQ (NZ)
Aussie Pit Boys
Grilling in the name of
The Slow Joint (NZ)
Storth Oaks Smokers (NZ)
Meat Smoke Eat (NZ)
BBQ War (NZ)
Piggy Butt Brain
Hoggy Style BBQ
Grilla Warfare
DBQ
Triple C’s BBQ
Sticky Fingers
Primal Iron
Full Metal Kettle
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