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It's time. After weeks of deliberation and having watched hours of footage, we can now reveal the final 16 contenders for this year’s Coffee Masters competition.

They’ve brewed, ground, poured, and sweated – some of them even whipped their tops off and jumped into ice cold water in a bid to impress us.

It totally worked. Here they are…*

*WARNING. Contains mild barista nudity.

 

coffee masters runner up, london 2015

Name: Patrick Rolf Karlsson 
Representing: Five Elephant 
From:Sweden

 

 

 

 

Name: Nick Mabey
Representing:Assembly 
From: New Zealand

   

Name:Edgar Juskas
Representing:Prufrock Coffee/Vagabond Coffee 
From:UK

 

 

 

Name: James Wise
Representing: China Plate Espresso 
From: UK

 

 

 

Name: Cosmin Mihailov
Representing: Bloom Specialty Coffee
From: Romania

 

 

 

Name: Sonali Tailor
Representing:Has Bean
From: UK

 

 

 

Name: Simone Koenig
Representing: Good Spirits
From: Germany

 

 

 

Name: Manuel Borsato
Representing: Climpson & Sons
From: Italy

 

 

 

Name: Yuko Inoue
Representing: Timberyard
From: Japan

 

 

 

Name: Matuesz Gaca
Representing: Brisman Kawowy Bar
From: Poland

 

 

 

Name: June Thornton
Representing: Doc.U.Ment coffee bar
From: USA

 

 

 

Name: Esther Maasdam
Representing: Self-employed
From: The Netherlands

 

 

 

Name: Tim Tate
Representing: Southside Coffee
From: USA

 

 

 

Name: Kristian Aleksiev
Representing: Viva Sara 
From: Belgium

 

 

 

Name: William Pitts
Representing: Origin Coffee roasters
From: UK

 

 

 

COFFEE MASTERS CHAMPION, NEW YORK 2015

Name: Ben Morrow
Representing:St Ali
From: Australia

 

 

 

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A massive congratulations to all the contenders!

To learn more about the competition including prize details, how it works and the disciplines, head over to the Coffee Masters' What's On Page here. 

And, make sure you're there to cheer on your favourite barista by buying your Early Bird ticket now.