World Coffee Championship
Three dozen coffee professionals competed in the in the World Brewers Cup (WBC). Berg Wu of Simple Kaffa in Taiwan won the top spot.
Three dozen coffee professionals competed in the in the World Brewers Cup (WBC). The World Barista Championship (WBrC) attracted more than 60 competitors. According to World Coffee Events, the number of entrants to these tournament-style events held in Dublin marks the highest rate of participation to date. The organizers also reported more than 70,000 unique viewers watched these events on the competitions livestreams.
Berg Wu of Simple Kaffa in Taiwan won the top spot in the WBC with a total score of 583. Yoshikazu Iwase of Rec Coffee in Japan and Ben Put of Monogram Coffee in Canada placed second and third with Iwase at 553.5 and Put at 545.5. In the WBrC, Tetsu Kasuya of Coffee Factory in Japan narrowly took first place with a score of 155.59. Mikaela Wallgren of the Coffee Collective in Finland scored 155.51. Chand Wang of Jascaffee China in Taiwan was in third place with a score of 149.33.
Changes at this year’s competitions included inclusion of teams competition in WBC and replacement of the cappuccino course with the milk beverage course.