51 baristas competed over two days for 15 slots in Saturday’s semifinal round of the 2009 Regional Barista Championship. The ten Regional Barista Championships received a bye and will fill out the remaining field of 25 baristas.

Without further ado, here’s the remaining USBC field:
Alex Pond – The Fresh Pot – Portland, OR (Northwest Champ)
Nick Griffith – Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea – Los Angeles, CA (Western Champ)
Greg Lefcourt – Ozo Coffee Company – Boulder, CO (Mountain Champ)
Jason Silberschlag – Cartel Coffee Lab – Tempe, AZ (South West Champ)
Robin Seitz – PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. – Topeka, KS (Mid West Champ)
Scott Lucey – Alterra Coffee – Milwaukee, WI (Great Lakes Champ)
Clancy Rose – Cuvee Coffee Roasting Company – Spring, TX (South Central Champ)
Danielle Glasky – Octane Coffee – Atlanta, GA (South East Champ)
Katie Duris – Murky Coffee – Arlington, VA (Mid Atlantic Champ)
Amber Sather– AMS – Brooklyn, NY (North East Champ)
Kristina Merryman - Lava Java - Ridgefield, WA
Renee Teichen - Ritual Coffee Roasters - San Francisco, CA
Chris Weber - PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. - Topeka, KS
Jesse Crouse - Intelligentsia Coffee - Chicago, IL
Micah Svejda - Kaldi’s Coffeehouse - St. Louis, MO
Mike Marquard - Kaldi’s Coffeehouse - St. Louis, MO
Colin Whitcomb - Alterra Coffee - Milwaukee, WI
Phuong Tran - Lava Java - Ridgefield, WA
Ryan Willbur - Intelligentsia Coffee - Los Angeles, CA
Devin Pedde - Intelligentsia Coffee - Los Angeles, CA
Chris DeMarse - Alliance World Coffees - Muncie, IN
Sara Peterson - The Abbey - Santa Cruz, CA
Brett Walker - Zoka Coffee Roasters - Seattle, WA
Michael Phillips - Intelligentsia Coffee - Chicago, IL
Michael Elvin - Espresso Parts - Olympia, WA

Here’s the competitor breakdown by region:

West: 5
North West: 5
Great Lakes: 5
Mid West: 4
South West: 1
North East: 1
Mid Atlantic: 1
South East: 1
South Central: 1
Mountain: 1

Previous 2009 USBC coverage on Food GPS:
2009 United States Barista Championship (Day 2)
2009 United States Barista Championship (Day One)
4th Machine Schedule for USBC 2009

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