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2021 World Barista Championship Final
Ranking

CONGRATULATIONS 1st. Diego Campos – Colombia 2021 World Cup Tasters Championship
2nd. Andrea Allen – United States
Final Ranking
TO THE 2021 WORLD 3rd. Hugh Kelly – Australia
4th. Emi Fukahori – Switzerland
1st. Kyoungha (Charlie) Chu – Australia
5th. Martin Shabaya – Kenya
COFFEE ELITE 6th. Wojciech Tysler – Ireland 2nd. Dénes Rajmond – Germany
3rd. Sang Min Ju – South Korea
4th. José María Gómez Mora – Costa Rica
The World Barista Championship focuses on promoting
excellence in coffee, advancing the barista profession,
Coffees of the world have many distinct taste
and engaging a worldwide audience with an annual
characteristics and in this competition format, the
championship event that serves as the culmination of
objective is for the cupper to distinguish between
local and regional events around the globe. Each year,
the different coffees. Three cups are placed in a
competitors from around the globe each prepare 4
triangle, with 2 cups being identical coffees and one
espressos, 4 milk drinks, and 4 original signature cup being a different coffee. Using skills of smell,
drinks to exacting standards in a 15-minute 2021 World Brewers Cup Final Ranking
taste, attention, and experience, the cupper will
performance set to music. World Coffee Events (WCE) identify the odd cup in the triangle as quickly as
certified judges from around the world evaluate each 1st. Matt Winton – Switzerland they can. A total of 8 triangles are placed in each
performance on the taste of beverages served, 2nd. Daiki Hatakeyama – Japan round. The top 8 competitors with the most correct
cleanliness, creativity, technical skill, and overall 3rd. Elika Liftee – United States answers and the fastest time proceed to the semi-
presentation. The original signature drink segment 4th. Carlos Escobar – Australia
Announcing the newest cohort of winners 5th. Ply Pasarj – Canada final round. Then, the top four will compete again
from this year’s World Barista Championship, allows baristas to stretch their imagination and the 6th. Tomas Taussig – Czech Republic in the final round to determine the next World Cup
World Brewers Cup and World Cup Tasters judges’ palates to incorporate a wealth of coffee Tasters Champion.
knowledge into an expression of their individual tastes
and experiences. The top 15 highest-scoring The World Brewers Cup competition highlights the
After 4 days of intense competition, 3 new World Coffee competitors from the first round, plus wild-card craft of filter coffee brewing by hand, promoting
Champions have been announced in Milan, Italy: Diego winner from the Team Competition, advance to a manual coffee brewing and service excellence. In
Campos representing Colombia is the 2021 World semi-final round. The top 6 competitors in the semi- this Championship, competitors prepare and serve
Barista Champion; Matt Winton representing final round advance to the finals round, from which 3 individual beverages for a panel of judges. During
Switzerland is the 2021 World Brewers Cup Champion; one winner is named World Barista Champion. the first round, competitors complete 2 coffee
and Kyoungha (Charlie) Chu representing Australia services – a compulsory service and an open service.
is the 2021 World Cup Tasters Champion. The Milan For the compulsory service, competitors prepare 3
World Coffee Championships took place over 4 days beverages utilizing whole bean coffee provided to
as part of the HostMilano trade show in Italy. them by the competition. For the open service,
Competition was fierce, with over 90 competitors competitors may utilize any whole bean coffee of
representing their Competition Bodies across 4 World their choosing and must also accompany their
Coffee Championships. It was fantastic to see a beverage preparation with a presentation. The 6
community of judges, coaches, volunteers, coffee competitors with the highest score from the first Contact
professionals, fans and sponsors gather again after round will go on to compete in the finals round Connor Clarke
being apart for so long. consisting exclusively of an open service. One Event Marketing Manager
competitor from the final round is named the World Email: press@sca.coffee
Brewers Cup Champion.

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