2026 AUSTRALIAN COFFEE ROASTING CHAMPIONSHIP

We’re thrilled to share that the 2026 Australian Coffee Roasting Championship Finals have now concluded! The event was hosted at Criteria Coffee, 37 Wirraway Dr, Port Melbourne VIC 3207, from December 13–15, 2025, and brought together some of the country’s most skilled and creative coffee roasters.

A huge thank you to everyone who roasted, sorted, cupped, and poured their heart into this year’s championship – your passion and dedication continue to raise the bar for Australian coffee roasting.

Congratulations to all finalists on an incredible showing, and a special thanks to our judges, volunteers, and hosts for making this year’s event such a success.

Please note, for the preliminary rounds the Top 20 competitors are listed by name below, while the remaining entrants are referenced by their original entry codes to respect privacy in the public domain.

FINALS RESULTS

  1. Danny Andrade – Score: 548.33
  2. Phu (Peter) Lam – Score: 524
  3. Ikbeom Kim – Score: 463
  4. Alan Yeh – Score: 460
  5. Wei Ren – Score: 451
  6. Jibbi Little (Rawirat Techasitthanet) – Score: 450

PRELIMINARY FINALISTS PROGRESSED

  1. Ikbeom Kim – Score: 157
  2. Allan Yeh – Score: 153
  3. Thuan Phu (Peter) Lam – Score: 149
  4. Wei Ren – Score: 149
  5. Danny Andrade – Score: 143
  6. Jibbi Little (Rawirat Techasitthanet) – Score: 141

ALL ENTRANTS

  1. Beomjin Choi – Score: 139
  2. TAKUMI MASAKI – Score: 137
  3. Çhuan Gao – Score: 132
  4. JOON SUK KIM – Score: 132
  5. Pip Heath – Score: 125
  6. Calvin Tang – Score: 123
  7. Matthew Troughton – Score: 123
  8. Nameru Upretee – Score: 123
  9. Ning Chi Cheng – Score: 123
  10. Wilson Yung – Score: 123
  11. Neal Ma – Score: 122
  12. Charles Staa – Score: 121
  13. Josiah Arayata – Score: 120
  14. Sheng Wei Wu – Score: 120
  15. RBJ-VJ7-NB5 – Score: 119
  16. QBZ-4X8-VPN – Score: 119
  17. GPV-5VW-QP3 – Score: 118
  18. 7PQ-Y3J-AB4 – Score: 118
  19. 7PQ-Y3G-4B4 – Score: 118
  20. VP4-7LD-YP0 – Score: 117
  21. XK6-79Q-NB4 – Score: 115
  22. 7PQ-Y34-0B4 – Score: 115
  23. YP7-E0G-ABW – Score: 115
  24. LP8-EQL-ZK6 – Score: 114
  25. 3KG-OJL-VP0 – Score: 114
  26. 3KG-OJ8-6P0 – Score: 114
  27. 3KG-OJA-DP0 – Score: 113
  28. XK6-79E-XB4 – Score: 113
  29. RBJ-VJZ-WB5 – Score: 113
  30. DBN-93E-6B5 – Score: 113
  31. JPY-8DQ-DPL – Score: 112
  32. YP7-E0V-0BW – Score: 111
  33. JKD-Y9J-0KD – Score: 109
  34. 3KG-OJE-6P0 – Score: 109
  35. 7KA-WZ3-JBN – Score: 109
  36. MB9-WRR-NB9 – Score: 107
  37. 7PQ-Y36-AB4 – Score: 104
  38. JPY-8D5-5PL – Score: 103
  39. YP7-E0Z-0BW – Score: 103
  40. VP3-NZD-EP6 – Score: 101
  41. 7PQ-Y3Z-AB4 – Score: 100
  42. 6PE-800-4BR – Score: 97
  43. ABX-RDA-RB5 – Score: 97
  44. GBM-W3A-VPQ – Score: 96
  45. VP3-NZG-RP6 – Score: 95
  46. YKO-E4Y-OP9 – Score: 94
  47. YKO-E49-OP9 – Score: 93
  48. 3KG-OJZ-DP0 – Score: 91
  49. XK6-79L-N B4 – Score: 90
  50. DBN-936-6B5 – Score: 86
  51. JKD-Y9A-XKD – Score: 83
  52. QBZ-4XR-4PN – Score: 81
  53. 8KL-3JL-GPX – Score: 0
  54. LP8-EQ4-VK6 – Score: 0