After a very successful couple of months crowning new 2022 ASCA Regional Champions and hosting competitions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, we are now onto the final run towards the 2022 ASCA Australian Coffee Championships!
These will be taking place on 17th – 20th August, 2022 at Meat Market in North Melbourne. You can find more info here https://asca.glueup.com/event/2022-australian-coffee-championships-49106/
Regional champions in each discipline will make their way through to their respective semi-finals and those in the Top 12 will be offered the opportunity to join them via competition in the Open Rounds.
Just a little reminder and refresher on what ASCA Top 12 is all about.
How does the ASCA Top 12 work, and who’s eligible for a place?
The ASCA Top 12 ranks the best 12 baristas in Australia, within each discipline. All competitors who enter the Regional Championships are eligible to place in the ASCA Top 12, including Regional winners.
To have a sanctioned regional competition, we need a minimum of 6 competitors per discipline.
Any competitor from anywhere in Australia can compete in any Regional Competition. They place on the podium if they are not from that Region, scores will be calculated in the Top 12 placement.
Who makes it through to the National Championships?
All Regional winners for each discipline go straight through to the respective semi-final of their discipline, regardless of where, or if, they place in the ASCA Top 12.
The remaining eight (8) competitors go through to the Open Heats in each competition at the Australian Coffee Championships. In the event that a Regional Winner does not make the ASCA Top 12, an extra spot will be opened up in the Open Heats to accommodate the 12th highest placed competitor in that discipline.
The top four (4) competitors from Open Heats will join the Regional Winners in the semi-finals, and the top six (6) competitors from the semis will proceed to the final.
So, without further ado, we are very proud to announce the ASCA Top 12. Massive congratulations to all our Top 12.
All the competitors mentioned will receive a dedicated email of congratulations on your place in ASCA Top 12 and all your information for competition at 2022 ASCA Australian Coffee Championship Finals. Keep an eye out in your emails for this ASCA email.
ASCA Top 12 Brewers Cup
NOTE – Regional winners are bolded and underlined
1. HYUNSUK (Harry) KO
2. DEVIN LOONG
3. CARLOS ESCOBAR
4. SASA SESTIC
5. PIRADA TUNGBENJAPHOL
6. BAHREL LATIEF
7. RAWIRAT (Jibbi) TECHASITTHANET
8. ARCHIE CHIU
9. DAVID TRAIN
10. HANY EZZAT
11. VINCENT LAM
12. DAN BOTTESINI
ASCA Top 12 Barista
NOTE – Regional winners are bolded and highlighted
1. ANTHONY DOUGLAS
2. GABREL TAN
3. ANGUS MACKIE
4. ISAAC KIM
5. TEGUH (David) KURNIAWAN
6. ZIGGY VARAMULIA
7. ZHUOLU (Tony) XIE
8. TOM WEBB
9. BORA JIN
10. JAK MICHAEL RYAN
11. JU YEOB KEE
12. JIUN LOONG LEE
ASCA Top 12 Latte Art
NOTE – Regional winners are bolded and highlighted
1. AMY (ZHENGXIAO) ZHANG
2. JAE KIM
3. JUNE KIM
4. MING WANG
5. MINJI HYUN
6. DARCY LILLIS JONES
7. YUE (Jake) HUANG
8. RAWIRIT (Jibbi) TECHASITTHANET
9. GLORIA YAN
10. SANGDAE HONG
11. JINHUI LIN
12. MINJAE YOON
ASCA Top 12+1 Cup Tasters
NOTE – Regional winners are highlighted
updated 17-Jul-22 due to clerical error – this is no way impacts the results of the regional competitions and/or the composition of the ASCA Top 12+1
1. Nuno Park
2. Karl Lee
3. Sinwu Nam
4. Andy Cheng
5. Tay Carmin
6. Jae Kim
7. Peter Geonjoo Lee
8. Dani Lee
9. Ning Chi (Amber) Cheng
10. Young Baek
11. Frankie Shi
12. Qiyin Lin
13. Nicole Novak
Congratulations once again to everyone who competed in our ASCA Regional competitions, for their passion and love of coffee and for impressing judges and spectators alike. If you didn’t quite make the Top 12 position this year, we’d love to have you as part of the Australian Championship event as there a number of opportunities for calibration baristas and many volunteer roles in this exciting few days.
We look forward to seeing you all on the competition stage in the next season of competitions!
A big thank you to our dedicated judges, passionate crew of volunteers and especially our sponsors who have supported all the Regional Events and our 2022 ASCA Australian Coffee Championships.
Any questions about the competition, please email competitions@aasca.com.au or for general enquiries, please email info@aasca.com.au
Can’t wait to see you all again soon!
Yours in coffee,
ASCA Board
