NEWS FLASH: Head Trainer wins 2008 WA Barista Championships
Jennifer Murray, manager of the Western Australian Barista Academy, has taken out the 2008 Western Australian Barista Championship!
The event took place held at the Perth Town Hall over the weekend of 15-16 March with a total of 18 competitors competing for the coveted award. In this, the third year running, the WA heats for the 2008 Detpak Australian Barista Championship hosted the largest competitor pool in the country so far, with fierce competition brought on by some of WA’s top coffee makers.
Jennifer scored an astounding 189.1/300 points which is the highest score by any Western Australian competitor since the competition’s inception, including at the national finals. She took home a $1000 cash prize, Compak grinder and an all expenses paid trip to the 2008 Australian Barista Championship Final that will be held in Melbourne on 3-4 May.
Once again, the pressure was on with two projectors being fed with live streams from three different video cameras, a photographer getting in on the action and each competitor being assessed by a panel of seven judges.
Jennifer now goes on to pit her skills against the best baristas from around the country in Melbourne later this year in the competition for the Australian Barista Championship — with the winner continuing on to represent the country at the World Barista Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Top Ten Results
| 1st: | JENNIFER MURRAY | from the WA Barista Academy | 189.1 points |
| 2nd: | VANESSA MOORE | from Epic Espresso | 175.9 points |
| 3rd: | MIMMA BATTISTA | from Gloria Jeans | 158.1 points |
| 4th: | TRACEY RUPE | from Mooba | 156.4 points |
| 5th: | JACKSON DUXBURY | from Tiger Tiger | 153.1 points |
| 6th: | RYAN CLARKE | from Epic Espresso | 151.1 points |
| 7th: | KAYA MCCARTHY | from Fix Espresso | 150.5 points |
| 8th: | ALEXIA MITCHELL | from Lemon Lane | 147.9 points |
| 9th: | LAURENCE GREENFIELD | from Lemon Lane | 145.0 points |
| 10th: | BRIONY McNALLY | from Pronto Cafe | 139.0 points |