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Championship

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Last but not least, World Barista Championship 2017.
The championship was a success, except for being com-
petitive, it was also filled with knowledge and fun. People Dale Harris Benjamin Put
from all over the world (not only contestants) came to from Hasbean Coffee UK from Monogram Coffee
see who is going to be the best barista of 2017. And the Canada
World Barista Champion 2017 is Dale Harris from United
Kingdom! Dale won for the first time, meaning he never
ever participated in international championships before. 2nd 5th
Clearly, a great talent. Second and third places were taken
by Miki Suzuki from Japan and Kapo Chiu from Hong Kong. Miki Suzuki Hugh Kelly
Even though there were only 6 finalists, we still from Maruyama Coffee from ONA Coffee Aus-
congratulate each and every of participants for gaining Japan tralia
this amazing experience and learning new things.

3rd 6th

Kapo Chiu Kyle Ramage
from Cupping Room Cof- from Black & White Cof-
fee Roasters Hong Kong fee USA
Here is the ranking
with the scores of
the finalists
Thank you, CafeShow, World Barista Championship and
World Coffee Events! See you next year in Amsterdam.

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