2011 WORLD BARISTA CHAMPION: ALEJANDRO MENDEZ, EL SALVADOR

2nd Pete Licata, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

3rd Matt Perger, AUSTRALIA

4th Javier Garcia, SPAIN

5th Miki Suzuki, JAPAN

6th John Gordon, UNITED KINGDOM

 Pete Licata push the limits of a competitor.  He went from seed to cup, literally.  Part of his signature drink was a cascara tea and I tried it and it was sweetly amazing.  He had the preassure of being the last competitor of the 2011 WBC but pushed through.  Congradulations USA! 

 John Godorn of the UK did such an amzing job today on the red carpet representing square mile coffee and himself.  He said something that I think we can all appreciate.  He set expectations to meet the semi-finals, and he beat that by making the finals.  He will not compete after this year because he satisfied the drive to better himself and push the limits.  Getting farther than he expected, I say job well done John! Your an inspiration to coffee enthusiasts abroad