Application Form “CP-Meiji SPEED COFFEE ART CHAMPIONSHIP 2025”
Applicants must fill in application form and send their clip of ‘Free-Style’ latte art pouring. Judges will review applications and select 120 applicants to be eligible for competing in the competition, CP-Meiji SPEED COFFEE ART CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 @ Thailand Coffee Fest 2025 on July 10th – 13rd, 2025
July 10th, 2025 : Group draw date
July 11st – 13rd, 2025 : Competition date
Group Draw Date:
Thursday July 10th, 2025
120 contestants will be divided into four groups: A, B, C, and D with 30 contestants per group. The contestants with highest scores will be placed in ‘seed place’ in each group. The rest of the contestants will be randomly drawn into each group.
Competition Date:
July 11st – 13rd, 2025 @ Thailand Coffee Fest 2025
Impact Exhibition Center Hall, Muang Thong Thani
Competition Details:
Round 1-3 (120 baristas / 64 baristas / 32 baristas)
3.30 minutes for 2 cups of latte art
- Cup #1: Free style ‘The Beast’ (Any pattern with an ‘Animal’ theme, both real and imaginary)
- Cup #2: Random pattern from world-champions wheel
*If tie, 2 minutes for 3rd cup from world-champions wheel
Round 4-6 (16 baristas / 8 baristas / 4 baristas)
3.30 minutes for 2 cups of milk beverage and 1 cup of latte art
- Cup #1: 2 cups of milk beverage, served hot with ingredients of 1 espresso shot and Meiji milk
- Cup #2: 1 cup of free pour latte art, random pattern from world-champions wheel
*Preparation 4 minutes
* Milk Beverage served hot with ingredients of 1 espresso shot and milk
Round 7-8 (Third Place / Final)
5.30 minutes for 2 cups of milk beverage and 2 cups of latte art
- Cup #1: 2 cups of milk beverage, served hot with ingredients of 1 espresso shot and Meiji milk
- Cup #2: 1 cup of free pour latte art, random pattern from world-champions wheel
- Cup #3: 1 cup of latte art with designer pattern
*Preparation 4 minutes
* Milk Beverage served hot with ingredients of 1 espresso shot and milk
Rules
♦ Baristas will be randomly paired and drawn into one of the four groups.
♦ In 1st - 3rd rounds (round of 120, 64, and 32), there will be 3 judges.
- Barista whose cups are selected by at least 2 out of 3 judges win, and proceed to the next round
♦ In 4th - 8th rounds (round of 16 until final round), there will be 5 judges -- 3 judges for latte art and 2 judges for milk beverage
- Barista whose cups are selected by at least 3 out of 5 judges win, and proceed to the next round.
- Baristas who win round of 4 will compete for championship title, whereas baristas who defeat will compete for the third place.
♦ Baristas who do not serve the cups according to the order, or exceed the time limit, will be disqualified.
Judging Criteria
Prize
♦ Champion: Cash 100,000 THB and trophy
♦ 1st Runner Up: Cash 70,000 THB and trophy
♦ 2nd Runner Up: Cash 50,000 THB and trophy
♦ 3rd Runner Up: Cash 30,000 THB and trophy
*The terms and conditions of all prizes are determined by CP-Meiji*
Equipment for the competition
