After a full Friday of coffee action on both the US Barista Championship and US Brewers Cup stages, we now know the 12 competitors for each event moving on to the Semi-Finals round tomorrow. There, they will be joined by the full roster of Cup Tasters competitors, who will be taking part in not just Round One but their Semi-Finals as well. And by the time the sun sets on Cucamonga Peak tomorrow, we’ll know who will be the Finalists in all three competitions. What a time to be alive!
But without any further ado, let’s find out who will be competing at the Barista Championship, Brewers Cup, and Cup Tasters for Day Two of the 2024 US Coffee Championships.
Sprudge’s coverage of the 2024 US Barista Championship in Rancho Cucamonga is presented in partnership with Third Wave Water.
Barista Championship
11:00am Hugo Cano (he/him) – Amberson Coffee – Indianapolis, IN
11:25am Gray Kauffman (they/them) – Seattle, WA
11:50am Dakota Graff (he/him) – Onyx Coffee Lab – Rogers, AR
12:15pm David Ellis (he/him) – Oh Oh Coffee – Aurora, CO
12:40pm Noel Goodwin (she/her) – Hagen Coffee Roasters – Black Diamond, WA
1:05pm Jamie Patel (he/him) – Counter Culture Coffee – Wake Forest, NC
1:30pm Rafael Levy Diner (he/him) – Onyx Coffee Lab – Rogers, AR
1:55pm Jason Yeo (he/him) – Saint Frank Coffee – San Francisco, CA
2:20pm Seidy Selvanow (she/her) – Kafeix Roasters – Vancouver, WA
2:45pm Reef Bessette (he/him) – The Coffee Movement – San Francisco, CA
3:10pm Gavey Oesmanto (he/him) – Eyes Peeled Coffee – Los Angeles, CA
3:35pm Anthony Ragler (he/him) – Black & White Coffee – Wake Forest, NC
4:00pm Morgan Eckroth (they/she) – Onyx Coffee Lab – Portland, OR
4:25pm Reyna Callejo (she/her) – Olympia Coffee – Seattle, WA
4:50pm Frank La (he/him) – Be Bright Coffee – Log Angeles, CA
5:15pm Jake McFarland (he/him) – Black & White Coffee – Raleigh, NC
5:40pm Meg Skop (she/her) – The Coffee Movement – San Francisco, CA
6:05pm Kay Cheon (he/him) – Dune Coffee – Santa Barbara, CA
Brewers Cup
Weihong Zhang (he/him) – BlendIn Coffee Club – Houston, TX
Josh Clements (he/him) – Amberson Coffee – Indianapolis, IN
Kyle Ramage (he/him) – Black & White Coffee – Raleigh, NC
Vanessa DeGraffenried (she/her) – Onyx Coffee Lab – Rogers, AR
Marc Chiusano (he/him) – Flux Coffee – Farmingdale, NY
Andy Sprenger (he/him) – Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters – Lakewood, CO
Pack Katisomsakul (he/him) – Newbery Street Coffee Roasters – Boston, MA
Andres Jinhan Kim (he/him) – Kumquat Coffee Co – Los Angeles, CA
Hugo Cano (he/him) – Amberson Coffee – Indianapolis, IN
Mariah (she/her) – Little Waves Coffee Roasters – Durham, NC
Will Johnson (he/him) – Messenger Coffee – Kansas City, MO
Peace Sakulclanuwat (she/her) – Coffee Project NY – New York, NY
Cup Tasters
10:35am Heat One
Jie Jiang (he/him) – Less and More Coffee – Portland, OR
Kimhak Em (he/him) – Pair Cupworks – Tempe, AZ
Luke Jung (he/him) – Luce Coffee Roasters – Houston, TX
11:35am Heat Two
Hyacinth Rios (they/them) – Coffee Project NY – Long Island City, NY
Mehmet Sogan (he/him) – Memli Coffee Lab – San Diego, CA
Samuel Demisse (he/him) – Keffa Coffee, LLC – Baltimore, MD
1:35pm Heat Three
Elli Kang (she/her) – Pavé NYC – New York City, NY
Britteny Gross (she/her) – Speedwell Coffee – Plymouth, MA
Josh Neibert (he/him) – Keffa Coffee, LLC – Baltimore, MD
2:35pm Heat Four
Daniel Borras (he/him) – Perc Coffee – Atlanta, GA
Sean Coyne (he/him) – Brio Coffeeworks – Burlington, VA
Bear Soliven (he/him) – Onyx Coffee Lab – Fayetteville, AR
Tiim Herbel (he/him) – Not Your Average Joe – Moore, OK
Sprudge’s coverage of the 2024 US Barista Championship in Rancho Cucamonga is presented in partnership with Third Wave Water.
