From Copenhagen, Denmark the 6 of the best Baristas in the world were announced on Saturday afternoon June 21, 2008.

2008 World Barista Championship Finalists

Daniel Remheden, Sweden
Michael Yung, Canada
Liesbeth Sleijster, The Netherlands
Soren Stiller Markussen, Denmark
David Makin, Australia
Stephen Morrissey, Ireland

2008 WBC Round One Ranking Order

New Zealand 7th
United States 8th
Norway 9th
United Kingdom 10th
Hungary 11th
Taiwan 12th
Japan 13th
Kenya 14th
Honduras 15th
Poland 16th
Switzerland 17th
Ukraine 18th
Belgium 19th
Greece 20th
Iceland 21st
Israel 22nd
El Salvador 23rd
Lithuania 24th
Guatemala 25th
Korea 26th
Italy 27th
Singapore 28th
India 29th
Finland 30th
Russia 31st
Lebanon 32nd
Colombia 33rd
Uganda 34th
Germany 35th
Mexico 36th
Brazil 37th
Estonia 38th
Austria 39th
Thailand 40th
Costa Rica 41st
Czech Republic 42nd
China 43rd
Croatia 44th
Zambia 45th
Nicaragua 46th
Argentina 47th
Turkey 48th
Slovakia 49th
Puerto Rico 50th
France 51st

WBC Final Round Judges
Head Judge: Justin Metcalf, Australia
Technical Judge: Arthur Wynne, Australia
Technical Judge: Marcus Boni, USA
Sensory Judge: Lizz Hudson, USA
Sensory Judge: Emma Markland Webster, New Zealand
Sensory Judge: Arturo Hernandez, Mexico
Sensory Judge: Brent Fortune, USA

POSTED: Saturday, June 21, 2008