The official rules of the 2018 World Barista Competition have been adjusted. What are the changes in the rules of this year's competition?

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Notice of rule adjustment and explanation of important adjustment contents of 2018WBC World Barista Competition

There have been a lot of rule changes in the past 2017 World Barista Competition, such as the different layout of the console.

New rules of the 2017 World Barista Competition (World Barista Championship)

There were also some changes in the rules at the WBC competition in Amsterdam in June 2018.

Introduce BlackWaterIssue readers to the rule changes that are worth noting.

The contestants can guide the judges in the way they drink.

On the 2017WBC rules (2.1D. Terms), the judges will drink the coffee as soon as they receive it and evaluate it. But the new rule is that "unless the contestants have additional instructions, the judges will drink the coffee as soon as they receive it and evaluate it." This means that contestants can have a richer performance in the way they drink and describe the taste.

Rules about wild cards (Wild Card)

There were 12 semi-finalists in 2016, including one wild card player in 2017, and a total of 16 contestants reached the semi-finals.

There are new rules for wild card players (2.1 G. Terms). In the Team Bar competition, although can not enter the semi-finals, but the team with the highest score players can enter the semi-finals as wild card players.

Console layout and stage scope

Contestants can choose nine different consoles provided by WBC. The height of the console of the coffee machine is fixed, and the height of other consoles can be selected from 2 heights (1 meter and 0.75 meters).

For the stage, the contestants can arrange themselves within the range of 7m x 7m (formerly round, now square). The explanation table must be at least 3 meters from the edge.

Other rule changes

The contestants can choose the Peak, EK43 and EK43 (S) models of the bean grinder sponsor Mahlkonig.

The contestants themselves want to participate in the layout of the console, and if the layout is different from what they want, they can ask for re-adjustment.

Some female contestants may have trouble using coffee machines because of their size. Therefore, the competitor can use tools such as pedals (Section 7.7).

Release of 2018 World Coffee Competition (World Coffee Championship)

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