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World of Coffee Dubai to host the 2026 Cezve/Ibrik Championship 

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is proud to announce that World of Coffee Dubai 2026 will host the 2026 Cezve/Ibrik Championship (CIC). Taking place January 18 – 20, 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, produced by DXB Live, this event marks the first stage of the 2026 World Coffee Championships (WCC) season.  

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Rules & Regulations Released for the 2026 World Latte Art Championship in San Diego

The World Coffee Championships (WCC) is excited to announce the release of the 2026 World Latte Art Championship (WLAC) Rules and Regulations, setting the stage for the 20th edition of the competition. The 2026 WLAC will take place at World of Coffee San Diego, April 10–12, 2026, hosted at the San Diego Convention Center.

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Rules & Regulations Released for the 2025 World Barista Championship in Milan

The Specialty Coffee Association is delighted to release updated Rules & Regulations for the 2025 World Barista Championship (WBC). The 2025 WBC will take place October 17-21, 2025 at HostMilano. This set of rules and regulations finalizes the suite of rules for each of the seven World Coffee Championships taking place in 2025.

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Rules & Regulations Released for the 2025 World Coffee Championships in Geneva

The Specialty Coffee Association is delighted to release updated Rules & Regulations for the 2025 World Latte Art (WLAC), World Coffee in Good Spirits (WCIGS), World Cup Tasters (WCTC) and Cezve/Ibrik (CIC) Championships. The updated rules and scoresheets follow the 2025 World Coffee Roasting Championships and World Brewers Cup Rules and Regulations announced last month. The updated Rules & Regulations will be used at the at the 2025 World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Cup Tasters and Cezve/Ibrik Championships at World of Coffee Geneva, from June 26-28, 2025.  

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Rules & Regulations Released for the 2025 World Brewers Cup

Today, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is proud to announce updated rules & regulations for the 2025 World Brewers Cup. This is the second rules & regulations release of the 2025 World Coffee Championships (WCC) season and applies to the World Brewers Cup event which takes place at World of Coffee trade show in Jakarta, Indonesia, from May 15-17, and sanctioned Competition Body events around the world. 

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Rules & Regulations Released for the 2025 World Coffee Roasting Championship

The Specialty Coffee Association is delighted to release updated Rules & Regulations for the 2025 World Coffee Roasting Championship. The updated rules and scoresheets are the first of the 2025 World Coffee Championships (WCC) season, and will be used at the world finals at the Specialty Coffee Expo in Houston, TX, USA, from April 25-27.

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Copenhagen WCC Rules & Regulations Released

Today, the Specialty Coffee Association is releasing updated rules & regulations for the 2024 Copenhagen World Coffee Championships; including the World Latte Art Championship (WLAC), World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship (WCIGS), World Coffee Roasting Championship (WCRC), and Cezve/Ibrik Championship (CIC). These four world championships take place at World of Coffee Copenhagen, Denmark, June 27-29.

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