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Tilly Sproule of Tim Adams Specialty Coffee has won the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) Northern Region Vitasoy Barista Championship for the fifth year straight. Zhuolu Xie of TonyJ Lab placed second and Sarah Jin of Extraction Artisan Coffee placed third in the competition, which took place at Latitude Coffee from 5 to 6 October. “This year I dived into the power of our relationships, and why developing relationships with our producers is the key for the sustainable future of specialty coffee,” Tilly says. As well as placing third in Barista, Sarah Jin won the ASCA 2020 Northern Region Brewers Cup, where Karen Silver of Pourboy placed second and Cooper Ahrens of Blue Sky Coffee placed third. Kyujong Han of Ginger & Green café won the ASCA Northern Region Pauls Professional Latte Art Championship for the second year in a row. Yue Huang of ASK Career Training College placed second
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TILLY SPROULE WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT ASCA NORTHERN REGION BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIP
The ASCA 2020 Northern Region Coffee Championships took place in October.
Roasters placed third. “This year, we saw a lot of new – and old – faces in Barista as well as the other categories showcasing some amazing talent and very inspiring routines,” Tilly says. “I’m excited to be a part of this growth up in the Northern Region and I can’t wait to represent our region on the 2020 national stage.”
and Chi Hang Lo of B+C Lab Café placed third. Karl Lee of KL Coffee won the ASCA 2020 Northern Region TCX Cup Tasters Championship with a score of seven out of eight in three minutes and 48 seconds. Merryn Ward of Woodman’s Axe Espresso placed second and Josh Gowty of Veneziano Coffee
ANTHONY DOUGLAS WINS ASCA 2020 SOUTHERN REGION BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIP placed third in the competition, held at St Ali in Port Melbourne from 26 to 27 October. This year marks Anthony’s sixth time competing and first time winning the barista championship. “This is the culmination of six years of hard work,” Anthony says. Image: ASCA
Anthony Douglas of Axil Coffee Roasters has won the Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) 2020 Southern Region Vitasoy Barista Championship. First time competitors Ben Cheong of Veneziano Coffee Roasters placed second and William Cruger of Five Senses
Anthony Douglas is the 2020 ASCA Southern Region Barista Champion.
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“I was inspired by feedback on my previous routine at nationals, where I scored well across most of the boxes except for flavour, so I realised there was a lot of work I needed to do to understand flavour and how it was perceived and better control that.” St Ali also hosted the ASCA 2020 Southern Region Latte Art, Brewers Cup, and Cup Tasters Championships. Victor Vu won the ASCA 2020 Southern Region Pauls Professional Latte Art Championship, Louis Cheng of Poolhouse Coffee placed second, and Zhao Ting Wu of Cote Terra Coffee placed third. David Train won the ASCA 2020 Southern Region Brewers Cup, while Hyunsuk Ko of Bennetts placed second and Devin Loong of Ona Coffee placed third. Charlie Chu from St Ali won the ASCA 2020 Southern Region TCX Cup Tasters Championship. Yuki Saito of Addict Food and Coffee placed second and Sheng-Wei Wu of Cote Terra Coffee Roasters placed third. “I’ll be taking my same routine to the next level,” Anthony says. “I’m taking in the advice and feedback that I received at the regionals and see how far I can take it.”
