This is a round one schedule for the 2015 World Cup Tasters Championship, with coverage happening live from the World of Coffee Gothenburg event in Sweden. Sprudge.com’s coverage of the 2015 Cup Tasters is made possible by direct support from Urnex Brands and Square.
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Round One Schedule—Tuesday, June 16th 2015
Group A—11:10 AM
Brenda Kamara Kemigisha, Independent, Uganda
Terukiyo Tahara, Coffee Rankan, Japan
Hyunsuk Ko, De Clieu, Australia
Piotr Sowa, Relics, Poland
Group B—11:35 AM
Kriss McGregor, Coffee Lab, New Zealand
Tobias Radinger, Kaffefabrik, Austria
Pei-Shao Chang, Independent, Taiwan
Mathias Bühler, Rogalla (Dalla Corte), Switzerland
Group C—12:00 PM
Zhang Zhebin, Shanghai Bohuaguoji, China
Alessandro Ghizzardi, Independent, Italy
Andrew Tolley, Taylor Street Baristas, UK
Yeonjung Lee, Cafe Tranchoir, Korea
Group D—12:25 PM
Mateusz Petlinski, Woyton Roast Inc., Germany
Marisa Baque Delas, Cafe Dromedario, Spain
Zuzana Černa, Original Coffee, Czech Republic
Terry Tse, Return Coffee Roastery, Hong Kong
Group E—12:50 PM
Markus Vestergaard, Da Matteo Roastery, Sweden
Juan Gabriel Cespedes, Ecomtrading Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Johan Dany Monteza Fernandez, Cafetalera Amazónica S.A.C, Peru
Jan Richter Lorentzen, Kaffemisjonen AS, Norway
Group F—1:15 PM
Vladimir Nenashev, Liberica Coffee Roasters, Russia
Arnas Urbanavičius, Coffee Inn, Lithuania
Yoeri Joosten, Boot Koffie, The Netherlands
Jorge De Leon, Castellcafe/Axiom Coffee Ventures, Guatemala
Group G—1:40 PM
Edimilson Generoso, Alicerce Cafe, Brazil
James Tooill, La Colombe, USA
Peter Cserko, Espresso Embassy, Slovakia
Seivijus Matiejunas, Bewley’s, Ireland
Group H—2:05
Angelica Maria Arroyave Cordoba, Cooperative of Coffee Growers of the Upper West Caldas, Colombia
Marius Nica, Olivo Caffe, Romania
Christophe Rubino, Cafes Richard, France
Otniel Christofer, Two Hands Full, Indonesia
Group I—2:30 PM
Bart Van Sanden, Efico Agency SA, Belgium
Zafiris Mavros, Lara Brazil / Nossa Espresso, Greece
Panu Reinikainen, Independent, Finland
Donovan McLagan, Urban Espresso Coffee Co., South Africa