The Australian Specialty Coffee Association (ASCA) has announced its Top 12 Australian Coffee Champions, a system ranking the 12 best baristas in Australia, within each discipline of the competitions.
All competitors who enter the Regional Championships are eligible to place in the ASCA Top 12, including Regional winners.
The 2022 ASCA Top 12 competing at the 2022 ASCA Australian Coffee Championship Finals are as follows:
| ASCA Top 12 Brewers Cup
NOTE – Regional winners are bolded |
ASCA Top 12 Barista
NOTE – Regional winners are bolded |
| 1. HYUNSUK (Harry) KO | 1. ANTHONY DOUGLAS |
| 2. DEVIN LOONG | 2. GABRIEL TAN |
| 3. CARLOS ESCOBAR | 3. ANGUS MACKIE |
| 4. SASA SESTIC | 4. ISAAC KIM |
| 5. PIRADA (Daoz) TUNGBENJAPHOL | 5. TEGUH (David) KURNIAWAN |
| 6. BAHREL LATIEF | 6. ZIGGY VARAMULIA |
| 7. RAWIRAT (Jibbi) TECHASITTHANET | 7. ZHUOLU (Tony) XIE |
| 8. ARCHIE CHIU | 8. TOM WEBB |
| 9. DAVID TRAIN | 9. BORA JIN |
| 10. HANY EZZAT | 10. JAK MICHAEL RYAN |
| 11. VINCENT LAM | 11. JU YEOB KEE |
| 12. DAN BOTTESINI | 12. JIUN LOONG LEE |
| ASCA Top 12 Latte Art NOTE – Regional winners are bolded |
ASCA Top 12+1 Cup Tasters NOTE – Regional winners are bolded |
| 1. AMY (ZHENGXIAO) ZHANG | 1. NUNO PARK |
| 2. JAE KIM | 2. KARL LEE |
| 3. JUNE KIM | 3. SINWU NAM |
| 4. MING WANG | 4. ANDY CHENG |
| 5. MINJI HYUN | 5. PETER GEONJOO LEE |
| 6. DARCY LILLIS JONES | 6. JAE KIM |
| 7. YUE (Jake) HUANG | 7. TAY CARMIN |
| 8. RAWIRIT (Jibbi) TECHASITTHANET | 8. DANI LEE |
| 9. GLORIA YAN | 9. NING CHI (AMBER) CHENG |
| 10. SANGDAE HONG | 10. YOUNG BAEK |
| 11. JINHUI LIN | 11. FRANKIE SHI |
| 12. MINJAE YOON | 12. QIYIN LIN |
| 13. NICOLE NOVAK |
All Regional winners for each discipline go straight through to the respective semi-final of their discipline, regardless of where, or if, they place in the ASCA Top 12. The remaining eight competitors go through to the Open Heats in each competition at the Australian Coffee Championships.
In the event that a Regional Winner does not make the ASCA Top 12, an extra spot will be opened up in the Open Heats to accommodate the 12th highest placed competitor in that discipline. The top four competitors from Open Heats will join the Regional Winners in the semi-finals, and the top six competitors from the semis will proceed to the final.
Regional champions in each discipline will make their way through to their respective semi-finals and those in the Top 12 will be offered the opportunity to join them via competition in the Open Rounds.
The 2022 ASCA Australian Coffee Championships will take place on 17 to 20 August 2022 at Meat Market in North Melbourne.
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