RIMINI, Italy – The World Barista Championship is in full swing in Rimini. Fifty-three national barista champions competed in Round One held on Monday and Tuesday.
Here is the list of list of the top twelve contestants that made it to the Semi-Finals round, to be held today, June 11th beginning at 10:00AM Central European Time Zone.
- Christos Loukakis, TAF, Greece
- Hidenori Izaki, Maruyama Coffee Co., Japan
- Coen Van Sprang, Bocca Coffee Roasters, The Netherlands
- Erna Tosberg, Roestbar, Germany
- Kapo Chiu, The Cupping Room, Hong Kong
- Tse-Lin Wu, Simple Kaffa, Taiwan
- Laila Ghambari, Cherry Street Coffee House, United States
- Craig Simon, Think Tank Coffee, Australia
- William Hernandez, Viva Espresso, El Salvador
- Ben Put, Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters, Canada
- Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, Colonna & Small’s, United Kingdom
- Pete “Petesy” Williams, 3fe, Ireland
The top 6 competitors of today’s Semi-Finals will advance to tomorrow’s Finals Round, which will decide the World Barista Champion.
