Singapore National Barista Championships 2011 Day 1 Highlights

Posted in barista, championship, competition, News, singapore, wbc, world on March 22nd, 2011 by Colin Loh

I wrote a first draft of a post I extremely liked until the wee hours of this morning, but I felt I was straying from the subject heading too much, therefore, although I feel it should justly be the highlight of this entire event, I shall address it last instead.

For those heading out to Singapore National Barista Championships, running alongside Tea & Coffee World Cup Asia today and… Continue reading

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SNBC 2011 and The story so far

Posted in barista, championship, competition, singapore, wbc, world on March 21st, 2011 by Colin Loh

I know I have not been blogging for a long while. It’s almost like taking a long hiatus, but I hope to be able to start writing again. My wish to participate in the coffee industry has been answered, and since 2010, I’ve been hired as a barista in a bistro, then a cafe, and now I’m a full fledged barista trainer in a prestigious hotel. More about myself in… Continue reading

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USA wins WBC 2010

Posted in championship on June 26th, 2010 by Colin Loh

Congratulations, World Barista Champion 2010 Mike Phillips (USA)!

Mike Phillips is World Barista Champion 2010

1st:  Mike Phillips (USA)

2nd Raul Rodas (Guatemala)

3rd Scottie Callaghan (Australia)

Congratulations to all!… Continue reading

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Watch the livestream for WBC here

Posted in barista, championship, wbc, world on June 24th, 2010 by Colin Loh

Watch the World Barista  Championship on the link below.

http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionship2010

Mike Phillips from USA next!!!

The music rocks, if not for the constant lag… Continue reading

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Singapore on WBC 2010 Day 2

Posted in barista, championship on June 5th, 2010 by Colin Loh

I’ve just heard news from the results of the drawing for the order of performances during World Barista Championships 2010. Keith Loh, representing Singapore will be the FIRST PERFORMER on Day 2 of the event.

[Extracted from WBC 2010 Competitors Page]… Continue reading

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WBC 2011 Venue Decided

Posted in championship on March 1st, 2010 by Colin Loh

Just as we know that Keith is representing Singapore in London for this year’s World Barista Championship 2010, the result for WBC 2011 has just come to light. It will be held in Bogota, Colombia. Andrew Hetzel has the full report… Continue reading

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Video – SNBC 2010 Finals – Keith Loh

Posted in championship, Video on March 1st, 2010 by Colin Loh

This is the video of Keith Loh’s (Oriole Cafe) winning performance during the Final Round of the Singapore National Barista Championship 2010. Keith went on to win the Championship and will be representing Singapore in the World Barista Championship held in London later this year.

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Video – SNBC Finals – John Ting

Posted in championship, Video on March 1st, 2010 by Colin Loh

This is the video of John Ting’s (Oriole Cafe) performance during the SNBC 2010 Finals on 27 February 2010. John won 2nd Place in this year’s Singapore National Barista Championship.

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Video – SNBC Finals – Suhaimie Sukiman

Posted in championship, Video on February 28th, 2010 by Colin Loh

This is a video of Suhaimie Sukiman’s performance during the Finals for Singapore National Barista Championship 2010. Suhaimie will go on to win 2nd Runner Up for SNBC 2010.

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SNBC Finalists

Posted in championship on February 27th, 2010 by Colin Loh

The finalists are:

John Ting of Oriole Cafe;
Keith Loh of Oriole Cafe;
Vic of Oriole Cafe;
Suhaimie Sukiman of CuppaChoice;
Ahmad Hidayat of Kith Cafe;
1 other chap whose name escapes me from Spinelli Coffee

My predictions went 4 of 6.

Congratulations and good luck to these individuals. Suhaimie must’ve wowed the judges with his karaoke number. He was so at ease and oozing confidence with his performance yesterday he started singing to his music while pulling… Continue reading

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