2009 USBC Competitors

2009 US Barista Championship Semi-Finalists
(Semi-Finals Round: March 7, 2009. In no particular order... schedule coming soon.)

South Central Champion Clancy Rose, Cuvee Coffee, Spring, TX
South West Champion Jason Silberschlag, Cartel Coffee Lab, Tempe, AZ
North West Champion Alex Pond, The Fresh Pot, Portland, OR
Mountain Champion Greg Lefcourt, Ozo Coffee Company, Boulder, CO
Western Champion Nick Griffith, Intelligentsia Coffee, Los Angeles, CA
Midwest Champion Robin Seitz, PT's Coffee, Topeka, KS
Mid Atlantic Champion Katie Duris, murky coffee, Arlington, VA
North East Champion Amber Sather, AMS, Brooklyn, NY
South East Champion Danielle Glasky, Octane Coffee, Atlanta, GA
Great Lakes Champion Scott Lucey, Alterra Coffee, Milwaukee, WI

Jesse Crouse, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Chicago, IL
Chris DeMarse, Alliance World Coffees, Marion, IN
Michael Elvin, Espresso Parts, Olympia, WA
Mike Marquard, Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co., St. Louis, MO
Kristina Merryman, Lava Java, Ridgefield, WA

Devin Pedde, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA
Sara Peterson, The Abbey Coffee Art & Music Lounge, Santa Cruz, CA
Michael Phillips, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Chicago, IL
Micah Svejda, Kaldi's Coffeehouse, St. Louis, MO
Renee Teichen, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco, CA

Phuong Tran, Lava Java, Ridgefield, WA
Brett Walker, Zoka Coffee Roasters, Seattle, WA
Chris Weber, PT's Coffee Roasting Co., Topeka, KS
Colin Whitcomb, Alterra Coffee, Milwaukee, WI
Ryan Willbur, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA

2009 US Barista Championship Round One Competitors
Preliminary Round: March 5-6, 2009 (PDF Schedules: Day 1- Day 2)

Jesse Bladyka, Coal Creek Coffee Company, Laramie, WY
Robbie Britt, Zoka Coffee Roasters, Seattle, WA
Jay Caragay, Spro Coffee, Towson, MD
Allie Caran, Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore, MD
Claire Chormley, Mon Ami Cafe, Vancouver, WA

Trevor Corlett, Madcap Coffee, Grand Rapids, MI
Robin Crosby, Coal Creek Coffee Company, Laramie, WY
Jesse Crouse, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Chicago, IL
David Delchamps, 1000 Faces Coffee, Athens, GA
Chris DeMarse, Alliance World Coffees, Marion, IN

Dale Donchey, method Coffee Bar & Tea Lounge, Atlanta, GA
Travis Edwards, murky coffee, Arlington, VA
Michael Elvin, Espresso Parts, Olympia, WA
Andrew Ferguson, Stompin' Grounds, Cabot, AR
Joshua Flail, Octane Coffee, Atlanta, GA

Kevin Fuller, The Albina Press, Portland, OR
Amber Johnson, LAMILL COFFEE, Los Angeles, CA
Cam Kellett, Lava Java, Ridgefield, WA
Philip Kim, LAMILL COFFEE, Los Angeles, CA
Nikolas Krankl, Taste Coffee House, Newtonville, MA

Emily Kryska, Caffe Sole, Boulder, CO
Breanna Lloyd, Coffee Bean International, Portland, OR
Joseph Mains, Cartel Coffee Lab, Tempe, AZ
Mike Marquard, Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co., St. Louis, MO
Joe Marrocco, Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Co., St. Louis, MO

Kristina Merryman, Lava Java, Ridgefield, WA
Nicole Mournian, Caffe Luxxe, Los Angeles, CA
Devin Pedde, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA
Sam Penix, Everyman Espresso, Brooklyn, NY
Kevin Perkins, Caffe Medici, Austin, TX

Sara Peterson, The Abbey Coffee Art & Music Lounge, Santa Cruz, CA
Michael Phillips, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Chicago, IL
Louie Poore, Zoka Coffee Roasters, Seattle, WA
Vajra Rich, The Coffee Syndicate, Boulder, CO
David Sapp, Charleston, SC

Philip Search, The Coffee Syndicate, Boulder, CO
Isaiah Sheese, Double Shot Coffee Co., Tulsa, OK
Les Stoneham, La Terza Coffee, Cincinnati, OH
Micah Svejda, Kaldi's Coffeehouse, St. Louis, MO
Renee Teichen, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco, CA

Justin Teisl, Four Barrel Coffee, San Francisco, CA
Phuong Tran, Lava Java, Ridgefield, WA
Jared Truby, Verve Coffee Roasters, Santa Cruz, CA
Allie Turner, murky coffee, Arlington, VA
January Vawter, Blend Coffee, Portland, OR

Brett Walker, Zoka Coffee Roasters, Seattle, WA
Chris Weber, PT's Coffee Roasting Co., Topeka, KS
Colin Whitcomb, Alterra Coffee, Milwaukee, WI
Benjamin Wilkinson, Blue State Coffee, New Haven, CT
Ryan Willbur, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA

Matthew P. Williams, Verve Coffee Roasters, Santa Cruz, CA
Eric Williams, Caffe Sole, Boulder, CO
Billy Wilson, BARISTA, Portland, OR

(confirmed registrations as of February 24, 2009)

 

USBC Competitor Registrations

Registration for the 2009 US Barista Championship will be offered in stages please read over the relevant instructions as they apply to you.

2008-2009 Regional Barista Champions

All Regional Champions will be automatically seeded in the Semi-Finals Round. You will be contacted soon for information regarding your participation. The $53.00 Registration Fee is waived for Regional Champions.

2008-2009 Regional Competition Finalists:

All Regional Competition finalists (Finals Ranking 2-6) will be reserved a registration spot in Round One of the 2009 USBC for the 72 hours (3 days) before those reserved spots are released to Open Registration. The Registration Fee is $53.00. Please see below for registration information regarding your region.

South Central, South West, Northwest, Mountain, Western, and Midwest Regional Finalists:
Registration will opened to you on Monday, February 2, 2009. Unclaimed spots will be released for Open Registration at 3:00 PM (in your Regional Competition location's time zone) on Wednesday, February 4, 2009.

Mid-Atlantic & North East Regional Finalists:
Registration will be opened to you as of the Regional Competition Awards Ceremony on February 8, 2009 through 3:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at which time unclaimed spots will be released for Open Registration.

South East Regional Finalists:
Registration will be opened to you as of the Regional Competition Awards Ceremony on February 15, 2009 through 3:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at which time unclaimed spots will be released for Open Registration

Great Lakes Regional Finalists:
Registration will be opened to you as of the Regional Competition Awards Ceremony on February 22, 2009 through 3:00 PM CST on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at which time unclaimed spots will be released for Open Registration

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AS A 2008-2009 REGIONAL BARISTA COMPETITION FINALIST (option on registration page available when appropriate)

USBC Open Registration

To be eligible to compete at the 2009 US Barista Championship, registrants must have competed at least once at a USBC sanctioned Barista Competition after May 3, 2007 (any USBC Sanctioned Regional Barista Competition, the 2007, or 2008 USBC). Out-of-region participation in that period does fulfill eligibility. The Registration Fee is $53.00.

Open Registration began at 3:00 PM PST on Wednesday, February 4, 2009.

Open Registrants will be confirmed on a first come, first serve basis (payment will not be processed until your registration is confirmed), with any excess registrations to be placed on a waiting list. Those on the waiting list will be automatically registered as unclaimed spots for upcoming 2008-2009 Regional Competitions are released according to the schedule above.

A maximum of two competitors per company may register under Open Registrations until February 16, 2009 (17 days before the commencement of the 2009 USBC). At 3:00 PM PST on Monday, February 16, 2009, additional competitors may register. Registrations will be conducted in accordance with the 2009 USBC Rules & Regulations section 2.1.3. Regional Champion and/or Regional Finalists do not count toward the "two per company" rule (i.e., you can register two per company regardless of whether you have Regional Champions or Finalists registered).

NOTE: REGISTRATIONS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE TIME AND DATE SPECIFIED WILL BE VOIDED AND NOT BE PROCESSED!

We are expecting registrations to fill-up for this year's USBC, so it is important that you register as early as possible (according to the schedule indicated) in order to have the best chance to secure your registration.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE 2008-2009 REGIONAL BARISTA COMPETITION REGISTRATION LIST

 

For more information, contact Marcus Boni at mboni@scaa.org or call 562-624-4100