The World Brewers Cup (WBrC) is an international coffee brewing competition designed to showcase the craft and skill of manual filter coffee brewing.

There are two services in this competition: open and compulsory. For the compulsory service, competitors craft three beverages from the same whole bean provided to them by the competition organizers.  These coffees are evaluated by the judges on a standardized numerical scale based on sensory elements such as aroma, flavor, body, balance, and acidity. In the open service, competitor’s creativity is on stage. They can chose their favorite whole bean coffee from the available options and prepare a beverage along with a ten-minute presentation. The competitor’s presentation can include elements such as origin of the bean, preparation method, or tasting notes. A total dissolved solids (TDS) measurement is also taken for each beverage to ensure a maximum TDS of less than or equal to 2% (20,000 parts per million).