Competition and Streaming Schedules For The 2019 World Barista Championship and World Brewers Cup
Boston schedules here!
Celebrating the Life of John Michael Hermoso, 2019 Philippine Brewers Cup Champion
According to news reports, John Michael Hermoso, the 2019 Philippine Brewers Cup champion, was shot and killed on Wednesday night in Cebu City, Philippines, inside the cafe The Good Cup Coffee Company. This is a heartbreaking and shocking tragedy, and we want to express our deepest condolences to the friends and family of John Michael [...]
The Beantown Baristas’ Guide To Boston
This message is provided by Urnex, the 2018-2020 Qualified Cleaning Sponsor Download The Beantown Baristas' Guide to Boston Looking for the best coffee, food and drink Boston has to offer while in town for the World Coffee Championships? Urnex has partnered with four specialty coffee professionals who call Boston home, and assembled their food [...]
Join us at the Boston WCC Official After-Party!
We're excited to join forces with the Barista Guild to host the Official After-Party of the Boston World Coffee Championships, with the support of Victoria Arduino. Join us from 9:00 PM at Royale Boston! After four days of intense competition we're sure competitors will be ready to blow off some steam! We'll have cocktails, dancing, [...]
2019 World Barista Championship Grinder Procedures
Photo: Elizabeth Chai for World Coffee Events According to the Rules and Regulations, all competitors at the World Barista Championship are asked to compete on a shared set of equipment to give them a standardized starting point. In order to enable this, the competition’s Qualified Sponsors provide equipment for all competitors. This document outlines the [...]
Boston WCC Competitor FAQs
Photo: Liz Chai Are you competing in 2019? We've gathered answers to some frequently asked questions, and some handy resources to help your competition experience, and your trip to Boston! Is there something you need that isn’t listed on the resource list? Have a question about public transportation? Want to know where [...]
Update on Competitor Visas for the 2019 World Coffee Championships
March 6th, 2019 With the 2019 World Barista Championship and the World Brewers Cup around the corner, today WCE and SCA are saddened to confirm that at least three competitors have been denied visas by the US government to attend the events taking place in Boston. Unfortunately, visa applications and denials are a recurring challenge [...]
Announcing the 2019 World Barista Championship Teams
The 2019 World Barista Championship Team Competition roster has now been announced! 65 different sanctioned National Bodies are sending Champions representing coffee communities around the globe to compete in Boston for the title of World Barista Champion. Each national body representative has also been placed on one of ten WBC Teams with five to [...]
Competitor Representation at the 2019 World Coffee Championships
Photo: Liz Chai With the release of the Berlin World Coffee Championship Rules & Regulations, language around competitor participation was amended to clarify that competitors can only represent one National Body (NB) or Chapter per competition year. This language will also be added to a future update of the World Barista Championship and [...]
The World Coffee Championships Head To Boston and Beyond
In just two months, the 2019 World Barista Championship and World Brewers Cup will take place in Boston, USA at the Specialty Coffee Association's annual Specialty Coffee Expo. These competitions together will make up the 2019 Boston World Coffee Championships, and kick off the 2019 championship season. In 2019, you'll see these events get referred [...]