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2022 World Cup Tasters
2022 World Latte Art 2022 World Cezve/Ibrik Championships
Coffees of the world have many distinct taste charac-
teristics and this this competition focuses on the pro-
This competition highlights artistic expression while This event showcases the Cezve or Ibrik preparation of
challenging the barista in an on-demand performance. fessional coffee cupper who demonstrates speed, skill, brewing coffee, set in a competition format that cele-
Baristas are judged based on visual attributes, creativi- and accuracy in distinguishing the taste differences in brates the cultural tradition. In this championship, it is
ty, identical patterns in the pairs, contrast in patterns, specialty coffees. encouraged that the competitors bring their own style/
and overall performance.
1st. Heongwan Moon, South Korea cultural element to their performance to showcase one
2nd. Jaco Chu, Hong Kong of the oldest forms of preparing coffee.
1st. Carmen Clemente, Italy
2nd. RORA, South Korea 3rd. Heli Santiago Castaño, Colombia 1st. Michaela Ruazol - Recera, United Arab Emirates
3rd. Shao-Sing Lin, Taiwan 4th. Dénes Rajmond, Germany 2nd. Paul Ungureanu, Romania
FINAL RANKING OF 4th. Nicky Voon Pei Xin, Malaysia 3rd. Dimitris Baigkousis, Greece
5th. Victor Vu, Australia
FIVE WORLD COFFEE 6th. Christos Douvas, Greece 4th. Agnieszka Rojewska, Poland
With the end of the event, it’s time to look forward to
CHAMPIONS RE! next year’s World Coffee Championships. The Specialty
Coffee Association announced Taipei, Taiwan will host
LEASED the 2023 World Roasting Championship, Coffee in Good
Spirits, and Latte Art from 17 to 20 November 2023.

The 2022 World of Coffee (WOC) event was held
from June 23-25th in Milan, Italy and ended with success.
The WOC is one of the annually organized platforms 2022 World Coffee Roasting Champion-
where the coffee community gets together, exchanges ships
ideas and discusses the current global market situation.
This year’s event was postponed for a year due to In this three-stage event, competitors are evaluated on
COVID-19 outbreak which was another setback to de- identifying the quality of green coffee (coffee grading),
liver the highly anticipated occasion. 2022 World Coffee in Good Spirits developing a roasting profile that best accentuates the
The organizer, the Specialty Coffee Association desirable characteristics of that coffee, and on the ul-
(SCA) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of This competition promotes innovative beverage recipes timate cup quality of coffees roasted. Contact
promoting activities that will make coffee a more sus- that showcase coffee and spirits, and highlights the Connor Clarke
Marketing Manager
tainable, equitable, and thriving industry for the entire barista/bartender’s mixology skills. 1st. Felix Teiretzbacher, Austria Email: press@sca.coffee
value chain. The SCA describes the WOC as a festival 2nd. Simo Christidi, Norway
of innovation, entertainment and knowledge. 1st. Agnieszka Rojewska, Poland 3rd. Wisnu Aji, Indonesia News & Photo
Alongside a trade exhibition, one of the highlights of 2nd. Vladyslav Demonenko, Ukraine 4th. Alex Nerantzis, Greece Specialty Coffee Association
the WOC Milan is five World Coffee Championships: 3rd. Shayla Philipa, Indonesia
World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World 4th. Nelson Phu, Canada
Cup Tasters, World Coffee Roasting Championships, 5th. Danny Wilson, Australia
and World Cezve/Ibrik Championships. It’s an oppor- 6th. Christos Klouvatos, Greece
tunity to share ideas and approaches on stage, gather a
community, and help promote high-quality coffee.
Here are the rankings for each competition.

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