Meet the 2016 World Barista Championship Competitors, Part 2

The 2016 National Barista Champions are headed for Ireland and the World Barista Championship, which begins on Wednesday

There will be 61 countries represented at the 2016 World Barista Championship (WBC) in Dublin, Ireland, starting Wednesday. Here, meet the champions from Japan through Zambia. We posted photos of the champions from Austria through Italy on Monday, June 20.

Not in Ireland, but you want to watch this year’s exciting competition? Just tune into the Livestream! Remember, all times are Irish Standard Time (IST), which is UTC/GMT +1 hour.

First round of the 2016 WBC.

 

YOSHIKAZU IWASE
National Barista Champion of Japan

MARTIN SEVEN SHABAYA
National Barista Champion of Kenya

JANIS PODINS
National Barista Champion of Latvia

LAURYNAS ARIAUSKAS
National Barista Champion of Lithuania

KEITH KOAY
National Barista Champion of Malaysia

JULIETA VAZQUEZ RIVERA
National Barista Champion of Mexico

LEX WENNEKER
The Netherlands

SAM LOW
New Zealand

JORGE LUIS PARAMO
National Barista Champion of Nicaragua

LISE MARIE ROMO
National Barista Champion of Norway

SILVESTRE DAN SAMONTE
National Barista Champion of The Philippines

AGNIESZKA ROJEWSKA
National Barista Champion of Poland

DAVID COELHO
National Barista Champion of Portugal

DANIEL RIVERA
National Barista Champion of Puerto Rico

ANCA ARHIP
National Barista Champion of Romania

SERGEY MITROFANOV
National Barista Champion of Russia

NENAD STOJANOVIC
National Barista Champion of Serbia

REGINA TAY
National Barista Champion of Singapore

MARTIN KARABINOS
National Barista Champion of Slovakia

WAYNE OBERHOLZER
National Barista Champion of South Africa

KIM SA HONG
National Barista Champion of South Korea

PABLO CABALLERO
National Barista Champion of Spain

STEVE MOLONEY
National Barista Champion of Sweden

MATHIEU THEIS
National Barista Champion of Switzerland

BERG WU
National Barista Champion of Taiwan

EDDY PAN
National Barista Champion of Thailand

NISAN AGCA
National Barista Champion of Turkey

DENNIS AGABA
National Barista Champion of Uganda

NATALKA OSTAPYUK
National Barista Champion of Ukraine

LYNDON RECERA
National Barista Champion of United Arab Emirates

DAN FELLOWS
National Barista Champion of U.K.

LEM BUTLER
National Barista Champion of U.S.A.

TRAN HAN
National Barista Champion of Vietnam

BRIAN MUBANGA
National Barista Champion of Zambia

 

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