CHERYL LEE
First Malaysian certified with World Coffee Event (WCE)
in 2015 for the below Championships:
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2023 WCE Representative
2015 - Present World Barista Championship
2015 - Present World Brewers Cup Championship
2015 - Present World Latte Art Championship
2018 - Present World Coffee In Good Spirit Championship
2018 - Present World Coffee Roasting Championship
2019 - Present World Cezve / Ibrik Championship
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Championship Awards:
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2018 Malaysian Open Barista Championship 2018 - 2nd Runner-Up
2010 Barista Champion of Malaysia 2010
Best Espresso Award 2010
2010 Asia Barista Championship 2010 – Competitor
2008 Barista Champion of Malaysia 2008
Best Espresso Award 2008
Asia Barista Championship 2008 – Finalist
Judging Experience
2016-2022
WORLD JUDGING EXPERIENCE
2023 World Barista Championship, Athens
2023 World Cezve / Ibrik Championship, Head Judge, Athens
2022 World Cezve / Ibrik Championship, Head Judge, Milan
2019 World Cezve / Ibrik Championship, Berlin
2019 World Coffee In Good Spirit Championship, Berlin
2019 World Coffee Roasting Championship, Taipei
2018 World Siphon Championship
2018 World Coffee Roasting Championship, Guang Zhou
2017 World Barista Championship, Seoul
2016 World Brewers Cup Championship, Dublin
2015 World Latte Art Championship, Shanghai
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2016-2022
HEAD JUDGE
(NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP)
2023 Thailand
2023 Malaysia
2022 Malaysia
2022 Vietnam
2022 Thailand
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2020 Philippine
2020 Thailand
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2019 Thailand National Coffee in Good Spirit Championship
2019 Thailand National Latte Art Championship
2019 Philippine
2019 Singapore
2019 Indonesia
2019 Vietnam
2018 Thailand Brewers Cup Championship
2018 Indonesia Barista Championship
2018 Philippines National Barista Championship
2018 Philippines National Brewers Cup Championship
2018 Singapore National Barista Championship
2017 China Regional Latte Art Championship
2017 Indonesia Regional Barista Championship
2016 Malaysia Barista Championship (Preliminary & Finals)
2016 Malaysia Brewers Cup Championship (Preliminary)
2016 Malaysia Latte Art Championship (Preliminary)
2016 Thailand Latte Art Championship (Preliminary)
2016 Thailand Brewers Cup Championship (Preliminary & Finals)
2016 Indonesia Latte Art Championship (Preliminary & Finals)
2016 China Brewers Cup Championship (Finals)
2013-2022
TRAINING PORTFOLIO
2010 Pioneered the coffee appreciation workshop, education and culture in Malaysia.
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PROFESSIONAL JUDGE WORKSHOP
2019 Assisted in WCEP Program
2017 Assisted in WCEP Program
2017 China Judges Latte Art Workshop (Beijing)
2016 Lead trainer for the Malaysia National Judges Workshop
2015 Assistant Trainer for Malaysia Specialty Coffee Association National Judges Certification
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PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COACHING
2017 Thailand
Co-Coach for World Brewers Cup Champion of Thailand
6th Finalist, Thailand National Barista Championship
2017 Malaysia
2nd Runner-Up, Malaysia Latte Art Championship
11th Place, Malaysia Latte Art Championship
5th Finalist, Malaysia Barista Championship
10th Place, Malaysia Barista Championship
7th Place, Malaysia Brewers Cup Championship
12th Place, Malaysia Brewers Cup Championship
13th Place, Malaysia Brewers Cup Championship
15th Place, Malaysia Brewers Cup Championship
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2016 Malaysia
Finalist, Malaysia Brewers Cup Championship
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2015 Malaysia
Master Trainer for The Champion,
Battle of Barista (Penang)
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2013
Master Trainer for 1st Runner-Up,
ASEAN Barista Championship
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING
SCAE Barista Skills Foundation & Intermediate
Certification - CHINA
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Train The Trainer, Part 2
(Barista and Coffee Academy of Asia, Philippines)
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Train The Trainer (Philippines Barista Coffee Academy) 2014
Latte Art Beginners Guest Trainer at
The Indonesia Coffee Festival, Bali, Indonesia.​
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Guest Trainer at Kopi Bali, Bali, Indonesia
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Barista training for the hearing impaired community in Malaysia.
2016-2022
CORPORATE CONSULTATION
Callebaut Chocolate Asia Pacific (Chocolate Beverage)