The last week has seen one of the biggest events in the world #coffee schedule – the World Coffee Championships, and from our point of view of course, the World Barista Championships, held at the HOST World Fair in Milan, Italy from 17th to 21st October.
The first two days included two days of opens, where over 50 contestants, each Barista Champions representing their own particular country, battled it out for one places in the semi-finals. There were 16 semi-finalists in all from a wide range of countries:
Out of these 16 semi-finalists, it came down to six finalists who competed on the final day, a day of drama and great skill shown by all…
In the end, it was third-time competitor Jack Simpson, from Axil Coffee in Melbourne who triumphed for Australia, but it was a fantastic last day overall, with some incredible performances.
Final results:
1. Jack Simpson, Australia
2. Simon SunLei, China
3. Ben Put, Canada
4. Jason Loo, Malaysia
5. Hiroki Ito, Japan
6. Christopher Sahyoun Hoff, Denmark
In case you’re interested, the 16 semi-finalists were:
Jenny Borrego, Mexico
Future Kittipop, Thailand
Patrik Rolf, Sweden
Aga Muhammad, Indonesia
Kay Cheon, United States
Hiroki Ito, Japan
Ian Kissick, Ireland
Will Woodhouse-Banks, United Kingdom
Jason Loo, Malaysia
Simon SunLei, China
Christopher Sahyoun Hoff, Denmark
Jack Simpson, Australia
Ben Put, Canada
Suhas Dwarakanath, India
Michael Harris, Philippines
Dominika Piotrowska, Austria
