The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has named the competitors who will be taking part in the 2026 Oatly Australian Barista Championship, 2026 Australian Brewers Championship, and 2026 Alternative Dairy Co. Australian Latte Art Championship.
Taking place from Thursday 20 November to Sunday 23 November at North Melbourne venue Big Plans Melbourne, the trio of championships will decide who represents Australia on the world stage next year.
Tom Hutchins, a three-time Australian Brewers Cup Champion and reigning champion, and fourth place finisher in the 2024 World Brewers Cup, headlines this year’s field of Barista Championship competitors alongside the likes of three-time runner-up Gabrel Tan.
2026 Australian Barista Championship competitors
- Frances Cheng (Toybox Coffee)
- Angus Mackie (Nucleus Coffee Tools)
- Ziggy Varamulia (March Coffee Studio)
- Tom Hutchins (Code Black Coffee)
- Liam Pratt (Extraction Artisan Coffee)
- Yeseul Choi (Ona Coffee)
- Gabrel Tan (Veneziano Coffee Roasters)
- Jim Lin (Artisi Coffee Roasters)
2026 Australian Brewers Championship competitors
- David Trotta (Kindred Coffee)
- Paulie Hui (Toybox Coffee)
- Alexander Moore (Project Zero Coffee)
- Daniel Zeljko (Brix Coffee Studio)
- Fran Lee (Café Imports)
- Louis Cheung (Project Origin/Ona Melbourne)
- Tinley Jyueyu Li (The Maillard Project)
- Sarah Jin (Talo Coffee)
- David Flood
- Dao Pirada Tungbenjaphol (Jibbi Coffee Roasters)
- Dan Bottesini (Toby’s Estate)
- Simon Gautherin (APAX Lab/Zest)
2026 Australian Latte Art Championship competitors
- Darcy Jones (Axil Coffee Roasters)
- Ryan Nguyen (Ona Coffee)
- Georgia Ellis (Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters)
- Juan Escobar (Untinto Unique Coffee)
- Snowie Jeon (Blackbird)
- Daisuke Kuriyama (Humble Rays)
- Zhengxiao
- Junnie Phyu (Junnie Coffee Workshop)
- Alvin L
- Minjae Yoon (Leaf Café Co)
