WBC 2011

admin

thought I'd start this up in anticipation for some of the action starting to happen; links etc

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beanflying

A few links to look at for a start - sleepless nights ahead http://www.worldcoffeeevents.org/#&slider1=2 http://2011wbc.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/who-competes-when/ http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionshiplive Watch live streaming video Matt Perger ( @mattperger on twitter ) and David Makin ( @davidmakin ) have left the country and are on their way to Columbia as of Sunday morning. Follow them on twitter or keep an eye out here for more.

hazchem

might also be worth following @em_oak who will be on the ground in Bogota & if that's not enough you can follow me too @hazchem 'cos I probably won't shut up about WBC for the next 10 days or so ;-)

beanflying

from David Makin "@mattperger and I have safely arrived in Colombia. It's late we're tired and the NZ team has drunk all the beer in the hotel bar :-(" Darn Kiwi's 

admin

Hi guys - I think calibration was happening today - would be great to have any further progress reports from anyone 'in the know'! cheers A

beanflying

I still wonder about the merits of running a WBC at an altitude where water boils at 90 degrees C  ;D

hazchem

as mention by beanflying already, our Australian Champ is on the ground in Bogota. first things first, on the hunt for milk. Not so much luck early on - http://www.twitvid.com/7PVY3 but all sorted now with some "pretty tasty stuff" found

DoubleRistretto

so what was it...?

admin

Hi Hazchem - tx for the updates & keep 'em coming!! A PS yes, what was the white substance? :o

beanflying

12 Hours until the commencement of the WBC. Live video streaming here http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionshiplive for those of you up after midnight 

WotB

Don't worry, Matt will be competing first thing tomorrow morning.  About 7:30am IIRC.

shape_shifter

I used to sitting up watching horse events from the other side of the world all night, never thought I'd be doing the same with coffee :D

beanflying

It's Started with the streaming for you night owls

Koffee_Kosmo

I seen you on the message box last night AM But switched off due to no sound And that is only a little better on the replays I am currently watching Australia's Barista KK

beanflying

Only other gossip apart from that is one stolen expensive camera and Em Oak from Sydney has been notebook napped  KK have you got a link to Matt's video? I haven't seen the broken down feed links.

Koffee_Kosmo

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Only other gossip apart from that is one stolen expensive camera and Em Oak from Sydney has been notebook napped  KK have you got a link to Matt's video? I haven't seen the broken down feed links.

Here it is mate http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionshiplive/video?clipId=pla_36f29d38-98bf-4295-ab15-72efe24d73c5&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb

hazchem

I think that Matt's performance was calm & professional, great interaction with the judges. Looking forward to seeing more competitors tonight!

shape_shifter

Thanks for the link, I didn't get to watch him this morning. I enjoyed his run through and that he concentrated on taste, after all isn't that what it's all about

beanflying

Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi Well done to Matt Perger for making it through to the Semi's 2011 WBC SEMI-FINALISTS Schedule to come soon. Listed in no particular order 2011 WBC SEMI-FINALS SCHEDULE All times tentative and subject to change. Bogota local time is UTC/GMT -5 hours 1 Javier Garcia, SPAIN 11:17 2 Matt Perger, AUSTRALIA 11:36 3 John Gordon, UNITED KINGDOM 11:55 4 Miki Suzuki, JAPAN 12:14 5 Lina Zea, COLOMBIA 12:33 6 Yakup Aydin, NETHERLANDS 12:52 7 Pete Licata, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 13:11 8 Alejandro Mendez, EL SALVADOR 13:30 9 Stefanos Domatiotis, GREECE 13:49 10 Hyun-Sun Choi, KOREA 14:08 11 Ricardo Azofeifa Mora, COSTA RICA 14:27 12 Jose de la Pena, GUATEMALA 14:46 I understand that makes Matt Perger up at 2.35 AM EST

Koffee_Kosmo

Thats great news Australia has progressed to the next round Go Australia Go Matt Perger KK

hazchem

2011 WBC ROUND ONE RESULTS RANK, NAME, COUNTRY, SCORE 1, Semi-Finalist, 643.5 2, Semi-Finalist, 637.5 3, Semi-Finalist, 637 4, Semi-Finalist, 636.5 5, Semi-Finalist, 598 6, Semi-Finalist, 597.5 7, Semi-Finalist, 584.5 8, Semi-Finalist, 582 9, Semi-Finalist, 580 10, Semi-Finalist, 557.5 11, Semi-Finalist, 547.5 12, Semi-Finalist, 547.5 13, H

admin

if I'm reading this correctly, looks like the spanish guys were a little ahead of the rest of the bunch, with not much separating 2nd, 3rd & 4th. Thanks very much for hte updates!! A

beanflying

Not sure about the points matching the draw for the semis at all and there was no report as to who won the preliminary's. Designed for more suspense  ::)

hazchem

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Not sure about the points matching the draw for the semis at all and there was no report as to who won the preliminary's. Designed for more suspense  ::)

yeah the order of the semi finalist's announcement or competing order is not related to their pointscore in the first round. Competing order for the semi finals would be selected randomly. I'd love to know who owns those scores for the first round though!

DoubleRistretto

Looks like The Australian has picked up on WBC champs, with a picture gallery which is a bit of a first, but it's actually pretty basic - with captions like: ' a contestant pours a coffee for the judges' [see link below]: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/gallery-e6frg6n6-1226068556162?page=2 also "Barista Pilly Pollen is representing Australia" according the the Australian - has anyone heard of Pilly Pollen? dR ???

Koffee_Kosmo

Yes Pilly Pollen in in Bogot

DoubleRistretto

does anyone know his/her background?

hazchem

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Yes Pilly Pollen in in Bogot

Koffee_Kosmo

Matt Perger Semi final Round video link http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionshiplive/video?clipId=pla_b57a52dd-ac4c-4ca9-aa52-07cc87a81584&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb The judge on the right is the former WBC winner KK

Koffee_Kosmo

2011 WBC FINALS SCHEDULE 1. Javier Garcia, SPAIN 12:15 2. Miki Suzuki, JAPAN 12:34 3. Matt Perger, AUSTRALIA 12:53 4. Alejandro Mendez, EL SALVADOR 13:12 5. John Gordon, UNITED KINGDOM 13:31 6. Pete Licata, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 13:50

DoubleRistretto

yee - ha - congratulations Matt for making the final cut!!