Welcome to Chicago!
Competitors from around the globe will take to the stage for three days of fierce competition from April 12-14 at the Chicago World Coffee Championships (WCC), staged at the Specialty Coffee Expo. The event includes the 2024 World Brewers Cup, World Cup Tasters Championship.
The WCCs are annual events that are the culmination of local and regional events, hosted by sanctioned Competition Bodies around the globe. Between competitors, there’s a chance to sample international specialty roasters at the WCC Brew Bar.
To watch in-person, register for a 1-day or 3-badge Expo badge at the link below. Can’t attend in person? Stream the event from this website, catch up with video content on our YouTube and social channels, and cheer along with the hashtag #ChicagoWCC.
Venue
The Chicago WCCs take place at the Specialty Coffee Expo, from April 12-14, at Chicago Place McCormick.
How to Join
In-Person Tickets
Register for a 1-Day or 3-Day Expo badge at the link below.
Watch Online
Can’t join in person? You can join the live stream for free on this website or catch up on performances on the WCC YouTube channel, no registration required. You can also cheer along on socials by following the World Coffee Championships channels and by using the hashtag #ChicagoWCC.
The World Brewers Cup highlights the craft of filter coffee brewing by hand, promoting manual coffee brewing and service excellence. In this championship, competitors prepare and serve three individual beverages to a panel of judges.
Changes to last year’s competition format have introduced a Semi-final round for the first time. In Round One, competitors give a prepared presentation using a coffee of their choice. Compulsory service, using a provided coffee, now happens in Semi-finals. The six competitors with the highest score from Semi-finals will go on to present an open service in Finals, with their compulsory scores carrying through to the final tally to determine who will be named the World Brewers Cup Champion.
The WCTC awards the professional coffee cupper who demonstrates speed, skill, and accuracy in distinguishing the taste differences in specialty coffees.
Coffees of the world have many distinct taste characteristics and in this competition format the objective is for the cupper to distinguish between the different coffees. Three cups are placed in a triangle, with 2 cups being identical coffees and one cup being a different coffee. Using skills of smell, taste, attention and experience, the cupper will identify the odd cup in the triangle as quickly as they can. A total of 8 triangles are placed in each round.
The top 8 competitors with the most correct answers and the fastest time proceed to the next Semi-Finals round. Then the top 4 will compete again in the Finals round to determine the next World Cup Tasters Champion.
