For the first time since 2019, 15 Starbucks barista competitors from across Asia Pacific, including China and Japan, came together in person in Bali, Indonesia, the home of <a href="https://stories.starbucks.com/asia/stories/2019/starbucks-opens-one-of-a-kind-coffee-sanctuary-in-bali-indonesia/">Starbucks Reserve Dewata Coffee Sanctuary</a> and <a href="https://stories.starbucks.com/asia/stories/2022/coffee-experience-center-at-starbucks-dewata/">Coffee Experience Center</a>.

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The Regional Barista Championships showcase barista skill and craft, providing an opportunity to create moments of connection and storytelling over coffee, and celebrate the limitless possibilities for human connection that Starbucks baristas create every day in the communities they serve.

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Anchored in the dedication to celebrating our partners’ love for coffee, the competition has evolved year-on-year, with a pivot to a virtual format during the pandemic. Now, through a combined multi-channel approach that offers the best of in-person and virtual connections, Starbucks is bringing this much-loved event to partners and customers around the world.

Three finalists competed in the Grand Final with Allen, a shift supervisor from Starbucks Taiwan market, taking home the coveted title of Regional Barista Champion 2023.

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Allen, the competitor from Taiwan, serves a pour over during the final round of competition.

Coffee craft and passion take center stage at Asia Pacific Regional Barista Championships 2023 in Bali, Indonesia : Starbucks Stories Asia

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Coffee craft and passion take center stage at Asia Pacific Regional Barista Championships 2023 in Bali, Indonesia

After months of market competition, the best Starbucks baristas in Asia came together in Bali, Indonesia.

https://stories.starbucks.com/asia/stories/2023/coffee-craft-and-passion-take-center-stage-at-asia-pacific-regional-barista-championships-2023-in-bali-indonesia/