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1st place - Clancy Rose, Cuvee Coffee (right)
2nd place - Patrick Pierce, Caffe Medici (center)
3rd place - Lorenze Perkins, Caffe Medici (left) |
In the United States, professional baristas compete within their region in hopes of winning the regional title, which guarantees them a spot in the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s United States Barista Championship (USBC) event semifinals round. The winner of the 2008 SCRBC & SWRBC will travel to Portland, Oregon, to compete in the USBC in March of 2009. More than 50 baristas are expected to compete in that intense competition for the national title and the chance to represent the United States at the tenth annual World Barista Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. The WBC is being held in conjunction with the SCAA conference in May 2009.
The SCAA's United States Barista Championship Committee's sole purpose is "to grow, coordinate and sanction Regional Competitions and a National Championship annually."
The winner of each SCAA-sanctioned Regional Barista Competition will automatically advance to the Semi-Finals Round at the following United States Barista Championship.
The USBC Committee has divided the country into ten regions, based on population and SCAA membership:
Northwest: AK, WA, and OR
Western: CA and HI
Southwest: NV, AZ, and NM
Mountain: ID, MT, WY, UT, and CO
South Central: TX, OK, AR, and LA
Midwest: ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, and MO
Great Lakes: WI, IL, IN, MI, and OH
Northeast: NY, CT, RI, MA, ME, VT, and NH
Mid Atlantic: PA, NJ, DE, MD, and DC
Southeast: KY, TN, MS, AL, WV, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL
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