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Malaysia Latte Art Championship & Brewers Cup 2015

7-9 May 2015, Cafe Malaysia 2015, MATRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre Malaysia

The Malaysia Latte Art Championship and Malaysia Brewers Cup was held in conjuction with Cafe Malaysia, located at MA-
TRADE Exhibition & Convention Centre, from the 7th to 9th May 2015. The competition witnessed 31 participations of local baristas
brew and pour it out to be crowned the next Malaysian Champion of 2015. The competition progressed throughout 3 days of intense
competition and exciting actitvities held around the trade show that included workshops and demonstrations from some of the exhibi-
tors and sponsors of the competition.
Some of the sponsors included Coffee Nowhere, Da Vinci Gourmet, F&N Magnolia, Mahlkonig, Coffex Coffee Malaysia, Dankoff
Coffee Specialist, Global Coffee Resources, Ghostbird Coffee and Barista Guild Asia.
The panel of judges were headed by Joe Hsu (World Coffee Events Representative) and 18 other professionals from the in-
dustry. Both competition saw 12 finalist progressing into the final stage on Day 3 and the competition results is as follows from 1st to
6th place.
MALAYSIA BREWERS CUP
1. Wai Yee Beng (Cafe in a Box)
2. Joanne Jun Lee (Thirdwave)
3. Tai Chen Loong ( The Owl’s Cafe)
4. Lim Pui Keun (VCR)
5. Wong Kien Sing (The Red Bean Bag)
6. Douglas Tan (Infusion Specialty Coffee Co.)

MALAYSIA LATTE ART CHAMPIONSHIP Eng Boon Hong
1. Eng Boon Hong (Just Want Coffee)
2. Loo Choy Leng (The Owl’s Cafe)
3. Lam Penny (Oh Scooter! Cafe)
4. Sam Tan Sze Yuin (Coffee Stain)
5. Lim Guan Hong (Macallum Connosieurs)
6. Lim Tien Jiang (The Red Bean Bag)

As the 2015/2016 Malaysian Champions, Wai Yee
Beng from Cafe in a Box and Eng Boon Hong from Just
Want Coffee will represent Malaysia in the upcoming
World Latte Art Championships & World Brewers Cup
that will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden this coming
Wai Yee Beng June 2015.
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