Welcome to Sprudge.com’s complete coverage of the 2014 United Kingdom Barista Championship. Weโ€™re reporting to you live from London, where the UKBC is being held in conjunction with the 2014 London Coffee Festival. This event is organized and facilitated by the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe’s UK Chapter.ย Please followย @SprudgeLiveย on Twitterย for up-to-the-second live coverage of this event.

It is our distinct pleasure to serve this weekendย as official media partners of SCAE UK.ย Sprudge.comโ€™s coverage of the 2014 UKBC is made possibleย by direct supportย from Cafe Imports and BUNN. The entirety of our 2014 barista competition coverage – US regionals, US nationals, and international events – is anchored in partnership with Nuova Simonelli.ย 

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Below is a complete schedule for semi-finals at UKBC, happening on Saturday, April 5th beginning at 9:05 AM GMT. For more on why we’re covering the 2014 UKBC, please see here. For background information and format details at the UKBC, please see this feature by Sprudge.com London contributor Kate Beard. For more on top routines from the UKBC pre-lims in February, please see this feature by Sprudge.com London contributor Nico Halliday.

UKBC Semi-Finals — Saturday, April 5th — 20 competitors

9.05 Imogen Ludman,ย Six Eight Kafรฉ, Birmingham @imludย @sixeightkafe

9.30 Dale Harris,ย Has Bean, Midlands @acousticcoffee

9.55 Steve Pearson,ย Devon Coffee, Devon @coffeedevon

10.20 Don Altizo,ย Baxter Storey, London @donaltizoย @Baxter_Storey

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10.45 Laura Holmes,ย Small Batch Coffee Company, Brighton @1laurakhย @SmallBatchCC

11.10 Jason Gonzalez,ย Colonna and Smallโ€™s, Bath @OmNomNomCoffeeย @colonna_smalls

11.35 Maxwell Colonna Dashwood,ย Colonna & Smallโ€™s, Bath @Colonna_Smalls

12.00 Joe Meagher,ย Flat Caps Coffee, Newcastle @FlatCapJoe

12.25 Estelle Bright,ย Caravan Coffee, Londonย @Estelle_Coffeeย @caravanexmouth

12.50 Ewan Osprey-Allan,ย Brew Lab, Edinburgh @glasgowbaristaย @brewlabcoffee

13.40 Dan Fellows,ย Origin Coffee Ltd, Cornwall @DanFellows1ย @origincoffee

14.05 Heidi Beeton,ย Prufrock Coffee, London @hidingbeetleย @PrufrockCoffee

14.30 Diana Johnston,ย Avenue G Cafe, Glasgow @Baristasaurusย @avenue_g

14.55 John Gordon,ย Square Mile Coffee Roasters, London @JohnGordon09ย @squaremile

15.30 Emiliya Yordanova,ย Avenue G Cafรฉ, Glasgow @eMilkinisย @avenue_g

15.45 Mark Williams,ย Relish Food & Drinkย @wi11iamsmarkย @relishcornwall

16.10 Darryl Docherty,ย Artisan Roast, Edinburgh @artisanroastย 

16.35 Caspar Steel,ย J. Atkinson & Co., Lancaster @CremaTheCropย @coffeehopper

17.00 Alex Passmore,ย Origin Coffee Ltd, Cornwall @DaOriginAlexย @origincoffee

17.25 Chris Walton,ย Union Hand-Roastedย /ย @EspressoChrisย @unionroasted

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