Announcing the 2026 World Barista Championship Semi-Finalists & WBC Team Winners

After two days of remarkable performances, we have our 16 Semi-finalists and the winning WBC Team!

Our 16 Semi-finalists are below. In no particular order, representing the regional Competition Bodies of:

• Jane Kawinnart, Thailand

• Pan Wei, China

• Jill Hoff, Canada

• Gabrel Tan, Australia

• Federico Pinna, Italy

• Frederick Ruben, United Arab Emirates

• Shing Win, Malaysia

• CP Wong, Hong Kong SAR

• Edilberto Zapata, Mexico

• Jervis Tan, Singapore

• Benjamin Roque, Panama

• Nicolas Vargas, Bolivia

• Nikola Sunko, Ireland

• Keisuke Honma, Japan

• Michał Ciupiński, Poland

• Chiara Nicolini, Peru

Congratulations to the WBC Winning Team, Team Pressure. The winning team consisted of the following competitors, listed In no particular order, representing the regional Competition Bodies of:

• Keisuke Honma, Japan

• Kennedy Owino, Kenya

• Jill Hoff, Canada

• Michał Ciupiński, Poland

• Chiara Nicolini, Peru

Join us onsite or tune in to the official livestream at wcc.coffee to catch all the action from the 26th edition of the World Barista Championship (WBC), taking place at the Panama Convention Center within World of Coffee Panama 2026, until Sunday, October 25, 2026. Tomorrow, the competitors above will take the stage in the Semi-Finals Round, with Finalists announced at the end of the day.