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Competition

World Coffee Championship of Korea 2017 Announced

Korea representatives during WCE 2017

December 6th-9th, Café & Bakery fair was held in Korean
International Expo Center, Kintex. At the same time, South
Korea held 5 competitions, which were sponsored by WCE.
World Barista Championship 2017(WBC) will also be held in
Seoul, South Korea. In addition, sponsored by SCAJ(Specialty
Coffee Association of Japan), Siphonist Championship will be
held outside of Japan for the first time.
Expo included Korea National Barista Champion-
ship (KNBC), Korea Brewers Cup Championship (KBrC),
Korea Cup Tasters Championship (KCTC), Korea Latte
Art Championship(KLAC), Korea Coffee in Good Spirits
Championship(KCGSC), Korea Siphonist Championship
(KSC), the winners will participate in the next year's WCE
world-class events. Each year WCE hosts series of events,
gathering high-level baristas from over 60 countries to com-
pete and know who is the best.

Korea National Barista Championship (KNBC) 2017 Korea Cup Tasters Championship (KCTC)2017

st
st
1 Bang Jun-bae Andrea Plus 1 Son Jae-hyeon Individually
2 nd Song In-ho SPC 2 nd Park Jung-Hoon Stitch Coffee Roasters
3 rd Kim Jin-hyeok J Square 3 rd Ryu Cheong-nim Gold Tree Coffee

Korea Brewers Cup Championship (KBrC) 2017 Korea Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (KCGSC) 2017

st
st
1 Han Kyo-reh Conversation 1 Kim Dae-keun Blackin Lab
2 nd Jang Moon-gyu Signature Roasters 2 nd Yoon Yong-hwi Bever Easy
3 rd Kim Young-Sun Fritz Coffee Company 3 rd Pang Hyeon-young Bean Project

Korea Siphonist Championship (KSC) 2017 Korea Latte Art Championship(KLAC) 2017

st
st
1 Mo Ar-reun The Beaner 1 Won Seon-bon Individually
2 nd An Dae-min UCC Coffee Korea 2 nd Choi Won-jae Oneway
3 rd Choi Seung-jin Ediya Coffee Lab 3 rd Won Dan-hui Individually

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