Judges are a vital component of the World Coffee Championships, providing a service and skill essential to the success of each championship. In six of the seven championships, WCC Certified Judges evaluate performances by competitors according to the Rules and Regulations for that championship. Each championship has a different set of evaluation criteria and a [...]
Today we are releasing updated Rules & Regulations for the 2022 World Barista Championship and World Brewers Cup, which takes place in Melbourne, Australia, from September 27-30. New rule sets, scoresheets, and a summary of changes are available to view below. Changes at the World Brewers Cup include an alternative compulsory service format and updates [...]
World Coffee Championships & World of Coffee Moves to Milan, 100% of Attendee Revenue to Benefit Ukrainian Coffee Community Displaced by War The Specialty Coffee Association has announced that the 2022 World of Coffee trade show, originally scheduled to take place in Warsaw, will be moving to Milan, Italy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced [...]
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is proud to announce new qualified sponsors for upcoming World Coffee Championships (WCC) seasons–Cafetto is the Qualified Cleaning sponsor for the World Barista Championship, World Brewers Cup, and World Cup Tasters Championship; BRITA is the Qualified Water Filtration sponsor for the World Brewers Cup and World Cup Tasters Championship; Sage [...]
WCC All-Stars Online is returning for a fifth season, with six top-ranking World Coffee Championship (WCC) competitors coming to your screen twice-weekly, beginning next Tuesday, February 22. The All-Stars program celebrates some of the best competitive coffee makers in the world in a fun, engaging format, which we are adapting to bring directly to you. [...]
All-Stars Online is brought to you by season sponsor, Alpro, a certified Danone B Corp company focused on making the best barista-crafted plant-based drinks. The full range consists of the Soya, Almond, Coconut, and Gluten-Free Oat drinks, and have been [...]
All-Stars Online is brought to you by season sponsor, Alpro, a certified Danone B Corp company focused on making the best barista-crafted plant-based drinks. The full range consists of the Soya, Almond, Coconut, and Gluten-Free Oat drinks, and have been created with high bar performance [...]
My name is Shinsaku Fukayama, I am the 2018 Australia Latte Art Champion and a World Latte Art Championship Finalist. I am from Osaka, Japan, however, I used to live in Melbourne, Australia. I lived there for 9 years and worked for St Ali, but now [...]
My name is Wojciech Tysler. I have been working with coffee for the last 16 years. Coffee is my passion and my lifestyle, I started competing in the national competition in 2015, each year improving on the last. I represented Ireland in two World Barista Championships; [...]
Carlos Escobar, 2020 Australian Brewers Cup Champion and 4th Place Finalist at the 2021 World Brewers Cup. Originally from a coffee farmers family in Colombia, left the country trying to do anything else different to coffee, just to fall in love with specialty coffee again in Australia. Currently the [...]
