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2017 World Barista Championship Day One Recap

Day One of the 2017 World Barista Championship here in Seoul, South Korea is in the books! We saw 30 competitors from six different continents take the stage today for their 15-minute routines, each hoping to earn their way into the Semi-Finals on Saturday. Days one and two of this year’s WBC works a little differently than in previous years; all three of the barista stages could be going at a given time. Nonetheless, we figured out how to be in three places at once to capture all of the day’s action. It’s all happening at breakneck speeds, so try to keep up.

Sprudge Live at the 2017 World Barista Championship in Seoul is produced in partnership with our sponsors at Urnex Brands, Nuova Simonelli, Acaia, Baratza, and Cafe Imports.

Srettakarn Veerakultevon, Factory Coffee, Thailand

Dove Chen, Grey St Kitchen, New Zealand

Terence Tan, Santino Coffee Specialists, Singapore

Mary Portillo, Café Capucas, Honduras

Konstantinos Iatridis, Taf Coffee, Greece

Miki Suzuki, Maruyama Coffee, Japan

Diego Campos, Amor Perfecto, Colombia

Hugh Kelly, ONA Coffee, Australia

Raimonds Zadvornovs, Kalve Coffee, Latvia

Michael Prem, Prem Frischkaffee, Austria

Axel Simón, Mare Terra Green Coffee, Spain

Laurynas Arlauskas, Coffee Hill, Lithuania

Natalia Piotrowska, Bless Coffee Roasters, Poland

Leo Moço, Barista Coffee Bar, Brazil

Mai Eson, The Espresso Lab, United Arab Emirates

Jarno Peräkylä, Bean & Burner, Finland

Paras Bindra, Travel Food Services, India

Silvester Dan Samonte, El Union, Philippines

Winston Thomas, Origin Coffee Roasting, South Africa

Jorge Luis Paramo, Delafinca, Nicaragua

Luis Feria, Mas Cafe, Mexico

Kyle Ramage, Black & White Coffee, USA

Ariel Bravo, Cafering/La Máquina de Café, Costa Rica

Melody Lu, Single Origin Espresso & Roast, Taiwan

Chloe Jess Nattrass, Germany

Evgeni Pinchukov, Kitchen Coffee Roasters, Belarus

Jan Skerik, Double B Coffee & Tea, Czech Republic

Nisan Agca, Turkey

Dale Harris, Hasbean Coffee, United Kingdom

Yoshua Tanu, Common Grounds/St. Ali, Indonesia

Join us tomorrow for Day Two of the 2017 World Barista Championship

Sprudge Staff

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