2017 Competitors
Greece
Dionisis Moustis
Sapid Roasting Company
Hungary
Dobra Réka
Independent
I work in IT as an Analyst, but I’m also a home barista. Coffee is my passion. I’m charmed by the colorful, exciting, promising world of the specialty coffee.
World Cezve/Ibrik Championship, Dubai 2016 – 13th Place, Semi-Finals
National Cezve/Ibrik Championship of Hungary, 2017 – 1st place
Italy
Simone Cattani
Coffee Training Academy
I’m Simone Cattani, I was born and live in Verona, north-east of Italy. I’m 37 years old and about 20 years ago I started my career in horeca world. But only 4 years ago I found my big passion for the coffee world, I met my coach Davide and the Street of coffee quality.
Romania
Cristalenia Sofan
The Coffee Shop
I’m Cristalenia Sofan, from Bucharest, Romania and I’ve been a barista for 9 months. I am an optimistic and enthusiastic person. I am always trying to find the good in things and people. I like to travel, listening to music and enjoy the simple things in life.
Russia
Marina Khyuppenen
Cezve Coffee
I work with coffee for about 11 years. 4 year ago I started working with cezve, and 2 years ago opened my first coffee shop Cezve Coffee. One year ago I started roasting coffee.
Saudi Arabia
Sara Al-Ali
That Coffeeshop
First female professional Barista in Saudi. Co-owner of a pop-up Coffeeshop “That Coffeeshop”
6th Place 2016 Cezve/Ibrik championship 2016
2nd Place MENA Cezve/Ibrik Championship 2016
Slovakia
Viktor Stefancik
Nico Caffe
I’m working as a barista for six years, and most of this time in cofeeshop called Nico Caffe. I’ve been competing for 4 years in different categories and this is the first big success of mine.
Third Place – 2014 National Cup Tasters Championship
Fourth Place – 2016 National Barista Championship
First Place – 2017 National Cezve/Ibrik Championship
Turkey
Koray Erdogdu
Probador Colectiva
I started my career in the coffee business as a barista in 2011. After participating in competitions I started to give trainings and workshops and became a barista trainer. Now, I work in Probador Colectiva, which is a roastery and training center.
2014 Turkish Barista Championship, winner
2014 World Barista Championship, 38th Place – Round One
2014 Turkish Cezve Ibrik Championship, winner
2014 Word Cezve Ibrik Championship, 11th place
2015 Turkish Barista Championship, 6th place
2016 Turkish Barista Championship, 3rd place
2017 Turkish Cevze Ibrik Championship, winner
Ukraine
Anna Podoliak
Svit Kavy
Five years ago I prepared my first cup of coffee and it was the first blossom of what became my life passion instead of plain job.
4th place Ukrainian Brewers Cup 2016
United Arab Emirates
Karthikeyan Rajendram
RAW Coffee Company
2014 UAE Ibrik Championship – Winner
2015 UAE Ibrik Championship – Winner
2016 UAE Ibrik Championship – Winner
2015 UAE Barista Champonship – 3rd place
2015 UAE Latte Art Championship – 3rd Place
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