Our research team has been doing recon to compile more details on many of the WBC competitors. Here’s our guide to more info about these champs, including their tweeters, blogs, where they make coffee, interviews & more.
If you have any info on any of the competitors not-yet-listed, use the contact form to send us deets. (blogs, interviews, embarrassing videos, tweets, and the like)
AUSTRALIA – Matthew Ian Perger
Matty in New Zealand
tweets: @mattperger
blog: http://1ounceofa.com/
he works at: http://www.axilcoffee.com.au/
Matt’s Barista Report from Coffee Common
video interview: http://youtu.be/RXxcXLRMnMU
Matt’s WBC intro video:
AUSTRIA – Cem Korkmaz
Cem’s WBC intro video features an instrumental version of Annie Are You Ok:
BELGIUM – Kathleen Serdons
Read a bit more about her here.
Kathleen’s WBC intro video including a nice farm visit in Brazil, and she shares a Belgian secret to big crema:
BRAZIL – Felipe Oliveira
Felipe at the Brazil Championship
Felipe makes coffee at: Lucca Cafes Especiais where they have a history of competition wins
News article here.
BULGARIA – Patrik Vilelmsson
He is a barista trainer at Bulgaria Barista Academy
Patrik’s WBC intro video:
CANADA – Rob Kettner
Rob at Coffee Common/TED2011
tweets: @RobKettner
Rob makes coffee: Fernwood Coffee, Victoria, BC
Rob’s Barista Report from Coffee Common
Rob’s WBC intro video:
COLOMBIA – Lina Zea
Lina and Miki in Colombia
tweets: @LinaM1990
she makes coffee at Amor Perfecto
DENMARK – AnneStine Bae
tweets: @AnnestineBae
she makes coffee at: The Coffee Collective, Copenhagen
Blog post about her coffee & WBC prep: Cypesel, Finca Vista Hermosa by Coffee Collective
AnneStine’s WBC intro video:
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