World Barista Championship

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A barista (James Hoffmann) during the WBC.

The World Barista Championship (WBC) is the current premier barista competition^[1]^[2]^[3], with the winners of each national barista championship (or an otherwise appointed competitor) competing for the world title. Competitors prepare and serve 12 coffee beverages - four espresso, four cappuccino, and four signature drinks for four sensory judges. There are two rounds of judging, the first a preliminary round and the second a finals round, featuring the top six competitors.

The barista competition format was created in Norway^[4], and the WBC been dominated by Scandinavian countries^[5]. It's owned and organized jointly by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE)

[edit] Past winners

2006 (Berne, Switzerland) Klaus Thomsen, Denmark
2005 (Seattle, USA) Trouls Overdahl Poulsen, Denmark
2004 (Trieste, Italy) Tim Wendelboe, Norway
2003 (Boston, USA) Paul Bassett, Australia
2002 (Oslo, Norway) Fritz Storm, Denmark
2001 (Miami, USA) Martin Hildebrandt, Denmark
2000 (Monte Carlo, Monaco) Robert Thoresen, Norway

[edit] Notes and references

^ Bonné, Jon (April 19, 2005) Espress yourself. "MSNBC.com" Retrieved on 2006-oct-25
^ Phadnis, Chitra (February 7, 2003) Robust competition for barista championship. "The Hindu Business Line" Retrieved on 2006-oct-25
^ Murphy, Melinda (May 8, 2003) The Best Brew In The World. "CBS News" Retrieved on 2006-oct-25
^ Wendelboe, Tim (May 1, 2005) The Future of the World Barista Championship. "CoffeeGeek.com" Retrieved on 2006-oct-25
^ WBC WBC History: Previous Years. Retrieved on 2006-oct-25