2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

[Wushoes]

Re: 2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

Here is the exact format for the Detpak Barista Championship for 2009

State Championships

The first Place winner from each state that reaches the minimum entry quota of 6 competing barista’s will automatically qualify through to the Semi Final of the Australian Barista Championships.

Australian Barista Championships Weekend

Repechage or Open Heat – Friday 30th Jan

* A maximum of 18 baristas
* If more than 18 baristas enter then preference will be given on a first paid basis.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly the night before the qualifying heat.
* Competitors that qualify through to the semi final will not be given copies of score sheets, a judges debrief or exact finishing order. All other competitors will receive a debrief immediately after the announcement of the semi finalists.

Semi Final – Saturday 31st Jan
A total of 10 spots are available

1. NSW State Championship winner - TBA 10th Jan in Sydney
2. VIC State Championship winner - Jesse Hyde
3. QLD State Championship winner - Tim Adams
4. ACT State Championship winner - TBA 10th Jan in Sydney
5. SA State Championship winner - Sineenart(Fiefy) Anuwatanaphorn
6. WA State Championship winner - Mark Chandler
7. TAS State Championship winner - Not applicable 2009 (3rd Place Repechage (from Friday))
8. NT State Championship winner - Not applicable 2009( 4th Place Repechage (from Friday))
9. 1st Place Repechage (from Friday)
10. 2nd Place Repechage heat (from Friday)

* If a state does not run a valid State Championship, then the next finishing competitor from the qualifying heat will fill the position in the semi final. This will be repeated until all 10 positions are filled.
* All scores from previous rounds will be dropped before starting the semi final.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly at the conclusion of the qualifying heat.
* Competitors that qualify through to the Australian final will not be given copies of score sheets, a judges debrief or exact finishing order. All other competitors will receive a debrief immediately after the announcement of the Australian finalists.

Australian Final – Sunday 1st Feb

The 5 highest scoring barista’s from the semi-final will qualify through to the Australian Barista Championship Final with the chance to represent Australia at the World Barista Championships.

* All scores from previous rounds will be dropped before starting the Australian final.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly at the conclusion of the Semi final.
* The 6th Place finisher from the semi final will compete first on the Sunday as the Calibration barista and their score will not count towards final positions.

The Latte Art Competition Open Heat- Sat 31st Jan

A maximum of 12 baristas

* If more than 12 baristas enter then preference will be given on a first paid basis.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly the night before the Open heat.
* Competitors that qualify through to the final will not be given copies of score sheets, a judges debrief or exact finishing order. All other competitors will receive a debrief immediately after the announcement of the finalists.

Latte Art Final – Sunday 1st Feb
A total of 6 spots are available

1. WA State Championship winner - Kim Godleman
2. VIC State Championship winner - Erin Sampson
3. SA State Championship winner - Johnny Pisanelli
4. ACT State Championship winner - TBA 10th Jan in Sydney
5. NSW State Championship winner - TBA 10th Jan in Sydney
6. Open Heat Winner

If a state does not run a valid State Championship, then the next finishing competitor from the open heat will fill the position in the final. This will be repeated until all 6 positions are filled.

* All scores from previous rounds will be dropped before starting the final.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly at the conclusion of the Open heat.


The Cup Tasting Open Heat- Sat 31st Jan

A maximum of 18 Cuppers

* If more than 18 Cuppers enter then preference will be given on a first paid basis.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly the night before the Open heat.

The Cup Tasting Final – Sunday 1st Feb
A total of 6 spots are available

1. WA State Championship winner - Ben Bicknell
2. VIC State Championship winner - Tom Beaumont
3. SA State Championship winner - Brian Raslan
4. ACT State Championship winner - TBA 10th Jan in Sydney
5. NSW State Championship winner - TBA 10th Jan in Sydney
6. Open Heat Winner

If a state does not run a valid State Championship, then the next finishing competitor from the open heat will fill the position in the final. This will be repeated until all 6 positions are filled.

* All scores from previous rounds will be dropped before starting the final.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly at the conclusion of the Open heat.
* All finalists will compete at the exact same time (6 tables set up at once)

The Coffee in Good Spirits Final – Sunday 1st Feb

A maximum of 8 baristas

* If more than 8 baristas enter then preference will be given on a first paid basis.
* Competition positions will be drawn randomly the night before the Final.
* One run through winner takes all

I hope this explains alittle bit more about the format and how the event will run.

Any querries email me.

Otherwise good Luck.

Dave.

[harrymanback]

Re: 2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

Gday all,


Im looking around for a program to find out what days I want to go. Could anyone point me in the direction of a program or when the events are being run. With the knowledge there will be much rejoicing.

Trent.

Good luck Andy.

[Wushoes]

Re: 2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

hopefully you get better then david makin i heard he only got 1 or 2 right in the victorian comps

lol

[lynxsyth]

Re: 2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

hopefully you get better then david makin i heard he only got 1 or 2 right in the victorian comps

Go Go Andy

[LindaD]

Re: 2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

I see Tom and Toshi are in there too....Good Luck! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[Andy]

Re: 2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

Might be some other bloke called Andy?

Tough crowd, I will prob get hammered but its a fun competition to play in. I know I did quite well with my own coffees when running the last Nationals and the last couple of Victorian cup tasting comps but in front of an audience and under pressure might be a whole different matter.

I dont know whos coffee we are using in QLD, I was asked but didnt want to supply the coffees as I wanted to enter for a change (sick of watching the comps in the back room brewing 50 litres of coffee too)

Should be fun.

I dont even know which day it is on but do know that I should avoid chilli, smoked salmon and beer the night before.

[fatboy_1999]

Re: 2009 Australian Barista, Latte Art and Cup-Tasting championships.

Australian Cup-Tasting Championships
Toshiyuki Ishiwata
Tom Beaumont
Brian Raslan
Ben Bicknell
Jason Joffe
Nim Nam
Andy Freeman

Hoping to slide that in un-noticed were we?

[Andy]

2009
Barista Championships
National Latte Art
Cup-Tasting
Coffee in Good Spirits

9:00 January 30 2009
to
17:00 February 1 2009

Gold Coast Food and Wine Show at the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Center


Australian Barista Championships
Kris Wood
Zoe Delany
John Scalzo
Aaron Kindred
Simon James
Aimee Cosentino
Tim Adams
Con Haralambopoulos
Jesse Hyde
Sineenart (Fiefy) Anuwatanaphorn
Mark Chandler
Charles Skadiang
Craig Simon
Habib Maarbani
Sasa Sestic

Australian Latte Art Championships
Sam Liao
Toshiyuki Ishiwata
Kirby Berlin
Andreas Martinu
Mary Griffin
Johnny Pisanelli
Erin Sampson
Kim Godleman
Angus Mackie

Australian Cup-Tasting Championships
Toshiyuki Ishiwata
Tom Beaumont
Brian Raslan
Ben Bicknell
Jason Joffe
Nim Nam
Andy Freeman