There’s 4 championships looking for 4 Champions over 4 Days in Wellington…
Here’s the skinny on the competitors so far:
Huhtamaki NZ Barista Championships
& Running order for Saturdays open heats
1. 8:30am Andy Shen, Interlslander, Cook Straight
2. 8:49am B K Kang, Return of Rad, Auckland
3. 9:08am Nico Refiti, Ozone Coffee Roasters, New Plymouth
4. 9:27am Ofisa Maligi, Interlslander, Cook Straight
5. 9:46am Addison Dale, Pure Cafe, Christchurch
6. 10:05am Sam Mctavish, Good One, Auckland
7. 10:24am Alla Heta, Bell Tea & Coffee, Auckland
8. 10:43am Sophie McCombe, Columbus Coffee, Hamilton
9. 11:02am Alan Bruce, Mojo Coffee, Wellington
10. 11:21am Ryan Huthnance, Crazy Good, Napier
11. 11:40am Alex Casserly, Crafted Coffee Company, Christchurch
12. 11:59am River Vili, Rocket Coffee, Hamilton
13. 12:18pm Sam Low, Atomic Coffee Roasters, Auckland
14. 12:37pm Justin Baek, The Shelf, Auckland
15. 12:56pm Megan Wyper, Flight Coffee, Wellington
16. 1:15pm Logan Collinge, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington
17. 1:34pm Joshua Kim, Cafe Melba, Auckland
18. 1:53pm Michael Tan, Meebz Coffee, Auckland
19. 2:12pm Adam Kyne-Lilley, L’affare, Wellington
20. 2:31pm Dove Chen, Grey Street Kitchen, Hamilton
21. 2:50pm Ken Shi, Roma Coffee Roasters, Auckland
22. 3:09pm Kate Gardner, Bell Tea & Coffee, Auckland
23. 3:28pm Sarah Lindley, L’affare, Wellington
24. 3:47pm
Meadow Fresh NZ Latte Art Championship
Michael Boyd, Monsoon Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Takahito Koyanagi, Toasted Espresso, Auckland
Sam Low, Atomic Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Ken Shi, Roma Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Leo Li, Stanley’s Cafe, Auckland
Michael Rockell, Auckland
Yihua (Cody) Cao, Nourish, Auckland
Calvin Mun, Zigana Espresso, Auckland
Jingyi Gao, Addington Coffee Co-op, Christchurch
Louise Chapman, L’Oeuf, Auckland
Wayner Moreno, Atomic Coffee Roasters, Auckland
Peter Kim, The Shelf, Auckland
AeroPress NZ Brewers Cup
Miyuki Azuma, Little Rascals Coffee shop, Orewa
Nicholas Rapp, Flight Coffee, Wellington
Maddy Hing, BeSpecailty, Auckland
Ramsey Gyde, L’affare, Wellington
Calvin Mun, Zigana espresso, Auckland
Duc Tran (aka Duke), The Return Of RAD, Auckland
Duncan Reid, Coffee Supreme, Wellington
Huhtamaki NZ Cup Tasters
Ria Lingad, Cerebos Gregg’s Ltd, Auckland
Hideyuki Kono, Crafted Coffee Company, Christchurch
Bernard Smith, Vivace Coffee Roasters, Christchurch
Sam Miller, Vivace Coffee Roasters, Christchurch
Kennny Ariaens, Coca Cola Amatil NZ Ltd, Auckland
Natasha Wood, L’affare, Wellington
Woohyung Lee, Camper Coffee, Auckland
Kristiane McGregor, Coffee Lab, Auckland
Scott Pepler, Cerebos Gregg’s, Auckland
Averil Cooper, Cerebos Gregg’s, Auckland
Andrew Feldon, Hawthorne Coffee Roasters, Hastings