I-World Barista Championship (WBC) ingumncintiswano wekhofi wamazwe ngamazwe ovelele okhiqizwa minyaka yonke yi-World Coffee Events (WCE). Lo mncintiswano ugxile ekukhuthazeni ubuhle ekhofini, ekuthuthukiseni umsebenzi we-barista, kanye nokubandakanya izilaleli zomhlaba wonke ngomcimbi wonyaka wobuqhawe osebenza njengesiphetho semicimbi yasendaweni neyesifunda emhlabeni jikelele.

Unyaka ngamunye, abaqhudelana abangompetha abangaphezu kuka-50 balungiselela ama-espresso angu-4, iziphuzo zobisi ezingu-4, kanye neziphuzo ezine zokuqala ezisezingeni eliphezulu ngokwezinga elifanele ekusebenzeni kwemizuzu engu-15 okusekelwe kumculo.

Amajaji Aqinisekisiwe yi-WCE avela emhlabeni wonke ahlola ukusebenza ngakunye ngokunambitheka kweziphuzo ezikhonzwayo, ukuhlanzeka, ubuciko, ikhono lobuchwepheshe, kanye nokwethulwa okuphelele. Lesi siphuzo esidumile esivame ukuthandwa sivumela ama-barista ukuthi anwebe umcabango wawo kanye nobumnandi bamajaji ukuthi bahlanganise ulwazi oluningi lwekhofi ekuvezeni ukunambitheka kwabo kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo.

Abaqhudelana abayi-15 abaphezulu abathole amaphuzu amaningi emzuliswaneni wokuqala, kanye nabaphumelele ngama-wild-card abavela kuMncintiswano Weqembu, badlulela emzuliswaneni wama-semi-final. Abaqhudelana abayi-6 abaphezulu emzuliswaneni wama-semi-final badlulela emzuliswaneni wama-final, lapho ophumelele oyedwa eqanjwa khona ngokuthi yi-World Barista Champion!