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The 2016 World Coffee Cup Test Competition China trials Dongguan Houjie Chen Runfa won the championship.

Published: 2026-08-23 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/23, (photo: provided by Houjie propaganda Office) China Windows (Li Qiuyan correspondent Houjie publicity Office) recently, the author learned that Chen Runfa of Qiaotou Community in Houjie Town won the championship with an accuracy of 4 minutes and 59 seconds in the 2016 World Coffee Cup Test Competition in China. In March next year, he will represent China in the International Cup Test Competition to be held in Shanghai.

(photo: provided by Houjie publicity Office) China window (Li Qiuyan correspondent Houjie propaganda Office) recently, the author learned that Chen Runfa of Qiaotou Community in Houjie Town won the championship with a correct rate of 4 minutes and 59 seconds in the "2016 World Coffee Cup Test Competition China tryouts".

. In March next year, he will represent China in the international cup competition to be held in Shanghai, when contestants from 56 countries will compete with him. Out of 96 contestants from all over the country, the 2016 World Coffee Cup Test Competition China trials were held in Guangzhou. The world-class professional competition attracted 96 coffee lovers from all over the country. Chen Yun-fat is one of the three contestants who signed up on behalf of Dongguan.

Relying on years of accumulated coffee experience, Chen Yun-fat successfully passed the 96-into-8 competition, successfully entered the list of top 8 players, and then entered the top 4 from the top 8. In the end, the competition for four into one was more fierce, but Chen Yun-fat remained calm and calm. he tasted every cup of coffee carefully and earnestly, and every second went by, and every second was so exciting. When he finished tasting the last cup of coffee, his overall score was about to be revealed, and he ranked first with a correct rate of 4 minutes and 59 seconds and 7 cups.

Chen Yun-fa told me that after winning the championship, he will represent China in the international cup competition to be held in Shanghai in March next year, when contestants from 56 countries will participate. He said that he is very excited to represent China in the competition and will do his best to make full preparations for the competition. Adhere to a light diet every day before the competition because the sensitivity test of the cup test to the tongue is very severe. In order to meet the competition, Chen Yun-fat adjusted his schedule and eating habits before the competition, insisting on going to bed early and getting up early and eating a light diet every day.

In addition, the daily cup test practice has become an indispensable lesson for him. In each practice, he has to prepare more than 30 kinds of coffee for taste discrimination training. In order to continuously improve his professional level, Chen Yun-fat has gone to other places for exchange and study many times. Cafes with their own characteristics in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao and Taiwan have all left his footprints of seeking knowledge, and absorbing the essence is his ultimate goal of exchange and study. With his love of coffee and serious knowledge-seeking attitude, his coffee skills have developed by leaps and bounds, and he has successively obtained the SCAE European boutique coffee association barista certification, cup tester certification and roaster certification.

As long as there are a variety of coffee events, he is naturally indispensable. In his view, participating in the competition is not only to get the ranking, but also to learn different coffee skills and appreciate the rich and colorful coffee culture. Before the competition, Chen Yun-fat often practiced his skills in the coffee shop he created. The author learned that, because he has always had a fondness for coffee, in 2013, Chen Yun-fat opened a place Coffee shop near Education Road, which focuses on authentic coffee.

He says that there are also many cafes, large and small, in Hou Street, but there are few authentic coffee that are actually ground and brewed. In order to make authentic coffee, he spent more than 200,000 yuan in the early stage of equipment investment. If you want to make your coffee shop different, you also need the positioning of coffee itself. He positioned his coffee shop as the first "self-baking" boutique coffee shop in Houjie, where every cup of coffee has to be roasted, ground and soaked to ensure the freshness and high quality of each cup of coffee. In this way, it can not only reduce the cost of buying cooked coffee beans, but also become the main signboard in the store.

His coffee shop has become more and more popular since it opened two years ago, and both classic espresso and creative coffee have won praise from customers. For future planning, he said that in order to continue on the road of "boutique coffee", the next step is not only to open a chain of stores, but also plans to set up a coffee studio to train baristas. I want more coffee lovers to learn professional coffee skills.

Link: the World Coffee Cup Test Competition (WCTC) allows professional coffee tasters to demonstrate their ability to recognize the characteristics of different coffees at a specific time.

The competition aims to discover and lead the coffee trend, spread coffee culture, and provide a platform for global professionals to perform, compete and communicate.

Source: Chinanews.com

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