World Barista Championship
A barista (Gwilym Davies) at the World Barista Championships in Atlanta (2009).
The best baristas / barists compete at the World Barista Championship . The participants are determined through national championships such as the German Barista Championship (DBC) or the Swiss Barista Championship . You can prepare four espressos , four cappuccini and four own creations or signature drinks within 15 minutes . These are each served to four taste judges for evaluation.
Previous winners
- 2000 ( Monte Carlo , Monaco ) Robert Thoresen, Norway
- 2001 ( Miami , USA ) Martin Hildebrandt, Denmark
- 2002 ( Oslo , Norway ) Fritz Storm, Denmark
- 2003 ( Boston , USA ) Paul Bassett, Australia
- 2004 ( Trieste , Italy ) Tim Wendelboe, Norway
- 2005 ( Seattle , USA ) Trouls Overdahl Poulsen, Denmark
- 2006 ( Bern , Switzerland ) Klaus Thomsen, Denmark
- 2007 ( Tokyo , Japan ) James Hoffmann, United Kingdom
- 2008 ( Copenhagen , Denmark ) Stephen Morrissey, Ireland
- 2009 ( Atlanta , USA ) Gwilym Davies, United Kingdom
- 2010 ( London , England ) Michael Phillips, USA
- 2011 ( Bogotá , Colombia ) Alejandro Mendez, El Salvador
- 2012 ( Vienna , Austria ) Raul Rodas, Guatemala
- 2013 ( Melbourne , Australia ) Pete Licata, USA
- 2014 ( Rimini , Italy ) Hidenori Izaki, Japan
- 2015 ( Seattle , USA ) Sasa Sestic, Australia (score: 618 out of 814)
- 2016 ( Dublin , Ireland ) Berg Wu, Taiwan (Rating: 583.0 out of 719)
- 2017 ( Seoul , South Korea ) Dale Harris, United Kingdom
- 2018 ( Amsterdam , Netherlands ) Agnieszka Rojewska, Poland
- 2019 ( Boston , USA ) Jooyeon Jeon, South Korea
Web links
- World Barista Championship Official website of the WBC
- German Barista Championship Official website of the DBC
- Swiss Barista Championship Official website of the swiss SCAE