2021 WBC Rules & Regulations Addendum Released

Today, we are releasing an addendum to the 2021 World Barista Championship (WBC) Rules & Regulations, which sets out updated language to rule 4.2.1 - Station Placement. We had received a number of questions regarding table layouts, and we have created this updated language to bring more clarity to how this will be implemented at [...]

Full Rankings and Scores Released For The 2018 World Barista Championship In Amsterdam

Photo credit: Jeff Hann for World Coffee Events Over the past four days, baristas from across the globe came together in Amsterdam to compete for the title of  2018 World Barista Champion. Fifty-six competitors representing national bodies across the globe competed in a preliminary round, with the top 16 progressing to the semi-final [...]

Congratulations to 2018 WBC Champion Agnieszka Rojewska, Representing Poland!

Congratulations to Agnieszka Rojewska, representing Poland, the 2018 World Barista Champion, and to all of the competitors! Final Round Ranking: 1. AGNIESZKA ROJEWSKA - POLAND 2. LEX WENNEKER - THE NETHERLANDS 3. MATHIEU THEIS - SWITZERLAND 4. MICHALIS KATSIAVOS - GREECE 5. COLE TORODE - CANADA 6. JOHN GORDON - NEW ZEALAND Thank you to [...]

Congratulations 2018 World Barista Championship Finalists! Tune in tomorrow for Finals!

We've seen some fantastic performances over the last few days at the 2018 Amsterdam World Barista Championship, and it's time to go from sixteen semi-finalists on to six finalists. Tomorrow (Saturday 23) six competitors will compete for the title of 2018 World Barista Champion! Make sure to join us here tomorrow  at World of Coffee, [...]

2018 World Barista Championship Semi-Finalists and Winning Team Announced

Congratulations to Team Steam, winner of the 2018 World Barista Championship Team Competition, and to all 16 competitors who have qualified for the semi-finals round, which begins Friday 22nd of June at 9:15AM CEST. The Team Competition, introduced in 2016, puts each competitor on a team with 5-6 competitors from various national bodies for support [...]

WBC Semi-Final Round Competitor Schedules

Tune in to the 2018 World Barista Championship in Amsterdam, starting 22nd of June at 09:50 CEST. You can catch every routine live right here at worldbaristachampionship.org Here is the full competitor schedule: # Name Representing Company Competition Time 1 JOHN GORDON NEW ZEALAND Gorilla Gear 9:52 AM 2 MATHIEU THEIS SWITZERLAND Mame 10:16 AM [...]

Watch The World Barista Championship Live, Starting Wednesday 20th of June

 The 19th annual World Barista Championship begins on Wednesday at 9:15 AM CEST in Amsterdam, at RAI Center. Over a two day preliminary round, 55 top baristas from all over the globe will compete live on stage—and wherever you are in the world, you can catch each of the performances yourself right here on [...]

2018 World Barista Championship Round One Schedule & Team Bar Schedule

It's hard to believe that in just two weeks, fifty six National Champions and Competitors will join us at the 2018 World Barista Championship in Amsterdam! Whether you are joining us at World of Coffee or via the Livestream, it's time to get to marking your calendar. Make sure to check the 2018 World Barista Championship [...]

The Dutch Barista Champions’ Guide to Amsterdam

This message is provided by Urnex, the WBC Qualified Cleaning Sponsor We’ve enlisted the help of Merijn Gijsbers and Lex Wenneker, who, together, have won the past four national barista championships in the Netherlands. We’ve put together their recommendations in The Dutch Barista Champions’ Guide to Amsterdam. Check out a couple of Merijn and Lex's [...]