Here is our recap of the winners of national coffee competitions from around the world in collaboration with World Coffee Events (WCE) for the month of May 2018. These dedicated coffee competitors have earned the right to represent their country in coffee competitions at the international level. For more information on upcoming world championships and the athletes who will be participating, visit the WCE website at https://www.worldcoffeeevents.org.
Canada Barista Championship: May 26, 2018
National Champion: Cole Torode
Licensed National Body: Specialty Coffee Association – Canada Chapter
Host: Beanstock Festival
Denmark Barista, Brewers Cup & Cup Tasters Championships: May 18, 2018
National Champions: Jonas Gehl (Barista), Søren Stiller (Brewers Cup), Rasmus Madsen (Cup Tasters)
Licensed National Body: Specialty Coffee Association – Denmark Chapter
Host: Dansk Kaffeefestival
Ireland Brewers Cup Championship: May 12, 2018
National Champion: Aliona Wynn
Licensed National Body: Specialty Coffee Association – Ireland Chapter
Romania Barista, Brewers Cup, Cup Tasters & Roasting Championships: May 10, 2018
National Champions: Adrian-Gabriel Avasilcai (Barista), Gabriel Carol (Brewers Cup), Zana Dragnea (Cup Tasters), Andrei Oprisan (Roasting)
Licensed National Body: Specialty Coffee Association – Romania Chapter
Host: Bucharest Coffee Festival
Spain Barista, Brewers Cup, Cup Tasters & Latte Art Championships: May 7, 2018
National Champions: Danil Kapelukhovskiy (Barista), Fabián Rodríguez (Brewers Cup), Héctor Hernández (CupTasters & Latte Art)
Licensed National Body: Specialty Coffee Association – Spain Chapter
Host: Madrid Gourmet
Vietnam Barista Championship: May 4, 2018
National Champion: Vu Tran Nguyen Anh
Licensed National Body: Exporum Vietnam
Host: Cafe Show Vietnam 2018
Chile Barista Championship: May 4, 2018
National Champion: Camilo Giraldo
Licensed National Body: Asociacion Nacional de Profesionales y Amantes del Cafe (ANAPAC)
Iceland Barista Championships: May 3, 2018
National Champion: Khadija Ósk Sraidi
Licensed National Body:Specialty Coffee Association – Iceland Chapter
Are you a licensed WCE National Body representative? Don’t forget to submit your post-event reports to be featured in our monthly recaps: https://www.worldcoffeeevents.org/national-body-forms/
