Competitions
Results recorded as facts, year by year, with the equipment and coffee on stage where it was published.
Latest champion: Pan Wei of China, Panama City 2026.
OrganiserAlliance for Coffee ExcellenceThe Alliance for Coffee Excellence is the non-profit membership organisation behind the Cup of Excellence competitions and the online auctions that sell winning lots from each participating country.
OrganiserWorld Barista ChampionshipThe World Barista Championship is the annual world final for national barista champions, in which each competitor serves espresso, milk drinks and a signature beverage to judges in a timed 15-minute routine. It began in 2000 in Monte Carlo and reached its 26th edition in Panama City in 2026; year-by-year results are in the competition data.
OrganiserWorld Coffee ChampionshipsThe World Coffee Championships are the SCA's seven annual world-level coffee skills competitions, each fed by national qualifying events run by licensed competition bodies. The series was previously branded World Coffee Events, and the old worldcoffeeevents.org and worldbaristachampionship.org addresses now redirect to wcc.coffee.