After some requests and searching I finally found my 2002 WBC performance on video on a Chinese web site.
Go here if you would like to see it.
If there is anything to learn from the video it should be that customer service is not to be neglected.
Inspired by Colin, James and Gwilym (via TIm Styles) who has allready published their scoresheets from their WBC finals I started looking for my old sheets from 2004. I found them in a pile of paper on top of my book shelf, so here they are:
Head Judge: Tone Elin Liavaag
Sensory Judge: Sherri Johns
Sensory Judge: Roberto Pregel
Sensory Judge: Inga Schaeper
Sensory judge: Justin Metcalf
Technical Judge: Paul Bassett
Technical Judge: John Sanders
I haven’t had a look at these scoresheets since 2004, and what comes to mind is how much better the scoresheets are today and how much better the competition is now. Back in 2004 there was a lot of silly stuff we had to go through, like setting up the judges table in the competition time and not in the preparation time. Nevertheless. I did not deliver 100% in the finals and therefore scored lower than in the semi-finals. Fortunately I think all 6 finalists had the same nerves as I did, so we all did our honest mistakes. (Like serving luke warm cappuccinos)
I will try to dig up some video footage of the competition as well. If anyone was there and filmed it, please send me a copy.
Tim and I will be going to London this afternoon to watch the 2010 World Barista Championship and the SCAE exhibition.
I will be holding a roasting seminar on thursday morning, while Tim V will be organizing the 2010 World Aeropress Championship.
We are also sponsoring the WBC brew bar with coffee as well as the La Marzocco stand with some Cielito Lindo Espresso.
If you are not able to attend and cheer for our 2010 Norwegian Barista Champion, Oda Misje Haug, make sure you watch it live on the WBC site on thursday at around 2pm.
The World Aeropress Championships will be held in conjunction with the WBC this year in London. Follow the WAC blog for updates, details and how to enter!
The news is out allready.
The 6 finalists in 2009 is : USA, Korea, Ireland, Canada, UK and Hungary.
Congratulations to them all. It will indeed be an exciting final round.
Make sure you tune in to the WBC live stream and watch it tomorrow.
We will not be writing that much about it as it is allready covered on the official WBC blog.
Oda placed 17th and she did a great job. Her performance was very charming, smooth and she was a delight to watch. Hopefully she will continue to compete in the coming years. Congratulations on a job well done!
Tim V & and I (Tim W) will be going to oversee the World Barista Championship in Atlanta tomorrow morning. We will also be visiting Finca la Lomita next week in order to harvest some coffee.
Stay tuned for more as we will be blogging the whole trip.
Also be sure to check out the live streaming at the WBC web page.
