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The competitors setting the standard — reigning world champions across barista, brewing, latte art, roasting and more. Where the craft is heading, decided on stage.
This month’s champion
The barista who topped the world stage in 2025
World Barista Championship · 2025
Jack Simpson
Australia · Axil Coffee · 643 pts
The World Barista Championship is the discipline’s most-watched stage: national champions get fifteen minutes to serve a panel of judges four espressos, four milk drinks, and four original signature beverages — judged on taste, technique, and presentation. In 2025 the title went to a competitor out of Melbourne’s Axil Coffee, representing Australia.
Read the full story →World Barista Championship
Full history →2025Jack SimpsonAustralia · Axil Coffee2024Mikael JasinIndonesia · So So Good Coffee CompanyListed roaster2023Boram UmBrazil · Um Coffee CoListed roaster2022Anthony DouglasAustralia2021Diego CamposColombia2019Jooyeon JeonSouth Korea
All World Barista Championship champions →World Brewers Cup
Full history →2025George Jinyang PengChina · Captain George Coffee RoasterListed roaster2024Martin WölflAustria · Wildkaffee AustriaListed roaster2023Carlos MedinaChile · Independent2022Shih Yuan Hsu (Sherry)Taiwan2021Matt WintonSwitzerland2019Du JianingChina
All World Brewers Cup champions →World Latte Art Championship
Full history →2026BalaChinese Taipei · UCC TaiwanListed roaster2025Chen ZhuohaoChina · Moment Coffee Academy2024Yi-Chen XieChinese Taipei · 啡Style cafe & 咖啡教學Listed roaster2023LiangFanChina · Woow Barista Academy2019Manuela FensoreItaly2018Arnon ThitiprasertThailand
All World Latte Art Championship champions →World Coffee in Good Spirits
Full history →2025Georgius Audrey TejaIndonesia · OmakaféListed roaster2024Seung Chan WiSouth Korea · EDIYA COFFEEListed roaster2023Rastislav "Rasty" KasarUnited Kingdom · Teddy's Speakeasy2018Dan FellowsUnited Kingdom · Origin Coffee2017Martin HudakSlovakia
All World Coffee in Good Spirits champions →World Cup Tasters Championship
Full history →2026Le Quang Cuong (Nicky)Vietnam2025Chatchalerm (AKA BOSS)Thailand2024Dionatan AlmeidaBrazil2023Young BaekAustralia
All World Cup Tasters Championship champions →World Coffee Roasting Championship
Full history →2022Felix TeiretzbacherAustria2019Arseny KuznetsovRussia2018Vladimir NenashevRussia2017Rubens GardelliItaly · Gardelli Specialty Coffees
All World Coffee Roasting Championship champions →World Cezve / Ibrik Championship
Full history →2026Jane EspanteUnited Arab Emirates · Family First CaféListed roaster2025Charles BoyenvalFrance · MaxiCoffeeListed roaster2024Jordan TachnakianFrance · Terres de Café2023Pierre de ChanteracFrance · Terres de Café2022Mariam ErinUnited Arab Emirates
All World Cezve / Ibrik Championship champions →By country
Nations ranked by world titles across all disciplines.