The World Coffee Championships are currently taking place in Italy as part of HOST Milan. It’s been a rollicking three days of coffee performances, and from a sum total of 67 competitors, the Final six competitors in both the World Barista Championship and World Brewers Cup—each who will take the take one last time to earn the title of Champion in their respective events—have been announced.
These finalists are listed in no particular order.
2021 World Barista Championship Finalists
Diego Campos, Colombia
Watch the Round One presentation from Diego Campos here.
Read more about Diego Campos of Colombia here.
Wojciech Tysler, Ireland
Watch the Round One presentation from Wojciech Tysler here.
Read more about Wojciech Tysler of Ireland here.
Hugh Kelly, Australia
Watch the Round One presentation from Hugh Kelly here.
Read more about Hugh Kelly of Australia here.
Emi Fukahori, Switzerland
Watch the Round One presentation from Emi Fukahori here.
Read more about Emi Fukahori of Switzerland here.
Andrea Allen, United States
Watch the Round One presentation from Andrea Allen here.
Read more about Andrea Allen of the United States here.
Martin Shabaya, Kenya
Watch the Round One presentation from Martin Shabaya here.
Read more about Martin Shabaya of Kenya here.
2021 World Brewers Cup Finalists
Daiki Hatakeyama, Japan
Learn more about Daiki Hatakeyama here.
Tomas Taussig, Czech Republic
Learn more about Tomas Taussig here.
Matt Winton, Switzerland
Learn more about Matt Winton here.
Elika Liftee, United States
Learn more about Elika Liftee here.
Carlos Escobar, Australia
Learn more about Carlos Escobar here.
Ply Pasarj, Canada
Learn more about Ply Pasarja here.
There are a lot of amazing storylines going on in this year’s Finals. Will Emi Fukahori be the first person ever to win both the World Barista Championship and World Brewers Cup? Will perennial finalist Hugh Kelly finally break through? Will Federico Bolanos put a third notch in his coaching belt with Diego Campos? And is this Martin Shabaya’s year to win it all?
And what about Onyx Coffee Lab? They have Finalists in both the WBC and WBrC with Andrea Allen (interviewed here ahead of the 2021 WBC) and Elika Liftee, respectively. The US is just one of three countries, along with Switzerland and Australia, who have placed Finalists in each competition. Will any of these countries complete the sweep?
The only way to find out is to tune in tomorrow and see for yourself. A schedule of the World Barista Championship Finals times will be posted here and the livestream can be found here. The Schedule for the World Brewers cup will be posted here and the livestream can be found here.
Zac Cadwalader is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas. Read more Zac Cadwalader on Sprudge.
