Belgian Aeropress Championship 25'
It's that time of the year again! The 13th Belgian Aeropress Championship is hosted by Wide Awake Coffee in Brussels on Saturday 14th June. 81 Aeropress wizards will be competing for a ticket to the World Championship.
Read more about information and history on Aeropress and the championship here.
To participate you need to sign up for one of the regional qualifiers. These will be held at Joule, Mix hotel in Brussels (11/06), Constantin Cafe in Liege (12/06) and Caffenation coffee in Antwerp (13/06). Yes you heard that right, one after the other in one crazy week followed by the final at the Wide Awake Roastery (14/06). For each qualifier, 27 people can sign up (first come, first serve). The 9 best of each region, get a ticket to the Belgian Finals at Wide Awake Coffee Roastery.
Competition Format.
Participants can sign up on a first-come, first-serve basis to their preferred regional qualifier. Please note every company can send up to 6 people for the entire competition, we suggest an internal tournament to decide who will participate. Once signed up, you will receive a bag of the competition coffee at home. In the qualifier, you will compete in heats of 3 participants. From every heat, one winner is selected that will be eligible to participate in the Belgian Aeropress Championship Final. Every round therefore is knockout format.
The 9 winners of each regional qualifier can compete at the final in Brussels. This is again a knockout tournament. In the first round 27 participants compete in heats of 3. The 9 winners of the first round go through to the second round. The 3 winners of the second round compete against each other in the last round. The winner is crowned the Belgian Aeropress Champion 2025 and represent Belgium on the world stage.
Registration.
To make the championship accessible to a large audience, we only accept 6 participants per roaster and/or coffee bar. (This rule also applies for different companies with the same owner). Additional bookings will be canceled and refunded.
Please find the links below to register:
Brussels regional 11/06
Wallonia Regional 12/06
Flanders Regional 13/06
Important Resources for participants.
The documents below contain important information for participants. Please read before attending your qualifier.
Participation Fee.
The participation fee is 35€. This includes a free bag of competition coffee and a goodie bag from our sponsors. The winner of the Belgian Aeropress Championship will get a ticket to the Worlds (flight and 3 night stay covered by us).
Practicalities for Regionals.
All regional rounds welcome competitors as of 17h. You will be given the competition coffee and you have until 18h30 to practice and calibrate. At 18h30 we will start changing the setup to prepare the competition and welcome external guests. We aim to start the first round at sharp 19h. In case you cannot make this time please contact us as soon as possible.
Format World Finals.
The winner of the Belgian Competition gets a ticket for the World Aeropress Championship. More details to follow soon!
For additional questions please contact us at hello@wideawake.coffee
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