The 2016 World Barista Championships in Dublin saw 61 competitors from across the globe come together for four days of intense competition, incredible performance, and sterling professionalism. These twelve Champions advanced through the First Round of the World Barista Championship in Dublin, making it into the highly-competitive Semi-Final Round. Please find below their official scores from the Semi-Final Round.
| RANKING | NAME | REPRESENTING | COMPANY | SCORE |
| 1 | YOSHIKAZU IWASE | JAPAN | Rec Coffee | 533 |
| 2 | BERG WU | TAIWAN | Simple Kaffa | 530 |
| 3 | BEN PUT | CANADA | Monogram Coffee | 518.5 |
| 4 | CHARLOTTE MALAVAL | FRANCE | Ditta Artigianale | 509 |
| 5 | LEX WENNEKER | THE NETHERLANDS | Espresso Service West | 504.5 |
| 6 | LEM BUTLER | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Counter Culture Coffee | 489 |
| 7 | NATALIA PIOTROWSKA | IRELAND | Independent | 484 |
| 8 | HUGH KELLY | AUSTRALIA | ONA Coffee | 474 |
| 9 | DAN FELLOWS | UNITED KINGDOM | Origin Coffee | 473 |
| 10 | ERNA TOSBERG | GERMANY | Roestbar Joka e. K. | 452 |
| 11 | DAWN CHAN | HONG KONG | The Cupping Room | 445 |
| 12 | YING HU | CHINA | Outman Coffee | 441 |
About The World Barista Championship
World Barista Championship, produced by World Coffee Events, is an annual destination for national barista champions from over 50 national bodies. In each competition, with numerous local and regional preliminary events, baristas prepare espressos, cappuccinos and original espresso signature drinks to exacting standards for a panel of international judges. (www.worldbaristachampionship.org)Support from international and national companies for WBC comes from:
World Barista Championship, produced by World Coffee Events, is an annual destination for national barista champions from over 50 national bodies. In each competition, with numerous local and regional preliminary events, baristas prepare espressos, cappuccinos and original espresso signature drinks to exacting standards for a panel of international judges. (www.worldbaristachampionship.org)Support from international and national companies for WBC comes from:
- 2015-2017 Official Espresso Machine Sponsor: Victoria Arduino for their “Black Eagle” Espresso Machine (http://www.victoriaarduino.com)
- 2015-2017 Official Grinder Sponsor: Mahlkoenig for their K30 Twin, K30 Vario, and EK43 (www.mahlkoenig.de)
- 2015-2017 Official Cleaning Products Sponsor: Cafetto for their EVO cleaning product line (www.cafetto.com)
- 2015-2017 Official Water Filtration Sponsor: MRS-600HE-II High Efficiency RO System Pentair Everpure (www.everpure.com)
- Gold Sponsor: DaVinci Gourmet (www.davincigourmet.com)
