Dubai – Qahwa World
Tomorrow could be your lucky day! For everyone who didn’t make it onto the competitor list for the UAE AeroPress Championship 2025, which will be held from November 6–8, 2025, don’t lose hope… the organizers have promised a surprise announcement tomorrow that could change everything. No one knows what it will be, but everyone is invited to stay tuned.
The organizers of the UAE AeroPress Championship 2025, which will take place at the DMCC Coffee Centre in Dubai, have announced the full list of competitors from across the Emirates.
Check the list to see if your name is among them!
Abu Dhabi
Adriane Tigatoola – Siglo Cafe
Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed Hasanin – Rain Cafe
Alyazia Ahmad Abdulla Alameri – Opulent
Anahita Ghasemi – Meraki Cafe And Roastery
Archie Cadiz – Independent
Awadh Abdalla Abdulrahman – The Qc Cafe
Bibek Tamang – Radio Roastery
Carlos Pesons Manulat – Emirates Hospitality Restaurant Management
Chris David Paquera – Royal Simplicity Coffee Trading LLC
Christopher Lance Masacayan – Roastrip
Dikdik Ahmady – Meraki Cafe And Roastery
Filip Tesani – Things Specialty Cafe
Hue William Gorit – Seed Coffee Roasters
Jea Ann Malanum – Laura Coffee
Jerick Sarmiento – Ast Green Coffee
John Philip Bautista – Brewlab Roastery
Johnmica Pelayo – Independent
Khalid Nsubuga – Link Lounge Cafe
La Crista Usal – Daily Press
Ma. Mirasol Go – The Echo Machine
Mark Edwin Dela Vega – Ten11
Monther – Independent
Neil Golez – Form Roastery
Paul John B. Suba – The Brew Crew
Pradeep Rai – Refill Reserve
Raju Tamang – 125 Specialty Coffee
Rema Charlon – The Qc Roastery And Academy
Rey Laud – Shot Speciality Cafe
Richard Carullo – Elmatador Roastery
Rohit Ashok Salunke – Irdk Cafe LLC
Rovic Geronimo – Risen
Siyeyondji Djoumbissie Ezekiel Maurel – Grandmother Coffee Roastery
Su Sandar Zaw – The Optimist Cafe
Tariq Almazrouei – Independent
Usama Hasnain – Coffee Zero Three
Yaneth Martínez – The Coffee Birds
Dubai
Aaron Jeremaiah A. Dela Rosa – The Soul Specialty Coffee
Abdul Kader – Wawé Specialty Coffee
Ali Tahmasebi Azad – The Espresso Lab
Ammar – Independent
Amna Almansoori – Independent
Anderson Dante – Harvester
Andre Raka Dewa – White Mantis Roastery
Aung Ko Oo – Caffeine Connoisseurs Academy
Benedick Cera Beredo – Dory Cafe
Bernadeth Marie Salazar – Nomads Roastery
Bishesh Thapa – The Barn Coffee Roaster Berlin
Cecilia Njeri Munjeru – Costa Coffee UAE
Daudi Kubona – Ror Coffee Solution
Hnin Kha Nady – Slick Brew
Jason Rey Galinea – Ubec Coffee Roasters
Jayson Ocampo – Rstd Roasters
Jhonald Romanes – Monza LLC
Jimuel Merjilla – Syteo International
Joel Subba – Dunes Specialty Coffee
John Patrick Anar – Forma
Khalid Ahmed Hafez – Cartel Coffee Roasters
Komal Magar – Scorestore
Krizzia Mae L. Tan – Ror Coffee Solutions
Moises Mayorca – Cascara Coffee Trading LLC
Nelson Allado – Costa Coffee UAE
Nickolson Factura – Laura Coffee
Nicolás Montero Solorzano – Independent
Nour Al Baash – Independent
Prabin Rai – Column Specialty Coffee
Pradip Basnet – Gerbou
Raihan Setia Permana – Orto Cafe
Renato Jr Sunga – Halfcup
Richa Shrestha – Okpasa Coffee Trading Co. L.L.C
Romario Syahri Yunior – Independent
Umesh Maduwathna – Royal Simplicity Coffee
Usman – Ethr Cafe
Sharjah
Abdallah Alobaidly – Independent
Abubakarr Koroma – Batter & Butter Café
Arjun Tamang – Gnad Cafe
Arvin Joseph Bien – Dunes Cafe
Ashim Gurung – The Hut
Carlitos B. Candido Jr. – Heirloom Cafe
Christopher Joseph Rasay – Espressi Coffee Shop LLC
Danlen Figueroa Basilio – Retro7 Cafe
Dorah Naluyima – Laura Coffee
Efryl Mabalot Tampoli – Drowsycafe
Elton Echavez Gono – South Roastery
Haseeb Ahmad – Massimos
Ibrahim Alketbi – Ibk
Jeffrey Charies M. Bañez – Scale Food LLC (Drowsy Cafe)
Jose Manrico Mendoza – Abc Coffee Roasters
Joseff Rioveros – The Basement
Kabindra Pun – Black Coffee House
Karen Grace Gatmaitan – Project Coffee Roaster
Ken Villar – Fyn Specialty Coffee
Kevin Jay Bayudan – Born Bakery And Bistro
Kisha Charmane Cruz – Sdd
Maria Juvirose Reyes – Fltr
Masood Khan – Good Neighbor Coffee
Maybelle Sopena – Kaf Cafe LLC
Michael Angelo – Pawdy Neighbors
Mohammed Adnan Alhuwaidi – Musaeed Cafe
Neil Aldrin Lacson – Toga Coffee House
Rollen Bacani – Heirloom Cafe
Runday Boyonas – Saraya Roastery
Rupa Gurung – South Coffee And Rostery
Saah Caleb Che – Devmark Group Real Estate
Samson Kibunja – Baitna Cafe
Sara Rai – Grandmother Roastery
Sarriel Cruz – Toga Coffeehouse
Wenson Orzame – Sharjah Rulers Office
Yancy Kim D. Perona – Not A Space
Fujairah
Ali Mohammed Almazroui – Independent
Arck Anjel R Corpin – Windmill Roastery
Arjun Rai – Cupital Cafe
Beveraly Castrodes – Blackout Specialty Coffee
Bidhan – Saraya Roastery
Bilal Hassan – Grid Cafe
Birendra Tamang – Raw Coffee Company
Cathleen Kyle Recera – Heirloom Cafe
Cindy Reign Joaquin – The Warehouse Ae
Damilare Samson Alabo – Oatly
Fahrul Rachman – Laura Coffee
Fernan Murillo – Archers Coffee
Gene Carlo Arias – Vibrant Cafe And Roastery
Gerypaul Ramillano – Hayyy Cafw
Hsu Yin Mon Aung – Coffee Architecture
Illia Habibu Abdul – Retro 7 Cafe
Ismail Arinda Ramadhan – Grateful Roastery
Jeffrey Jade Fule – Craftsman
Kerwin Alcoriza – Caffeinection
Khaled Rashed Hassan Bin Zayed – Independent
Kirk Aqaid Moises – Blackout Coffee
Leah – Sabaku
Lorie Jean Juanson – Drowsy Cafe
Maitha Al Ali – Independent
Mark Henry Compendio – Sadu Cafe
Mohammed Rafik – Blackcoin Cafe & Roastery
Muhammad Mustakim – Gerfa Caffe
Muhammad Nadeem – North Cafe
Ricky Mendoza Arquero – Emirati Coffee Co.
Rijeo O Castrodes – Sla Cafe
Shang Delota – Llama Cafe
Singgih Erianta Wibawa – Ororo Experience Green Beans Trading
Sui Ndzemoben Haruna – Limited Roaster
Wendy Gian Indra Yawan – Hygge Cafe
Yacub Dwihartono – Thiago & Co
Yakub Lepcha – Qc Roastery
Ras Al Khaimah
Aldrin Lumaban – Ark Roastery
Arjay Ivan Gesmundo Ubalde – Section Coffee Roaster
Asmita Gaire – Caffeine & Culture
Audie D. Sales Jr. – The Qc Roastery And Academy
Bibek Pandey – Sweven Cafe
Bishal Gurung – Friends Avenue Cafe
Christian Charls Obregon – Glug Coffee House
Deepak Ale – Coterra Coffee Roasters
Dominic John Resurrecion – The Lua Cafe
Faisal Abdulla Almansoori – Independent
Faisal Alawani – E18 Coffee Shop
Felister Mwangi – Drip And Whisk Specialty Coffee
Gervin Dagle – Moonlit Cafe
Gian Parado – Craftsman
Hemraj Bhatta – Wawé Specialty Coffee
Ian Smith Mwassah – Foret Cafe Dubai
James Mark Cularte – Architecture Coffee
Jasem Alsuwaidi – Crew Cafe
Jayson Mendoza Nacpil – Noor Alain
Jeza Mae Magallanes Panangit – Happy Box
Johair H. Rasol – E18 Specialty Coffee
John Patrick Elazegui – Therapie Cafe
Jomarie Licas – Hoof Cafe
Katherine Joy – Glug
Khaiesla Romantico – Splt Cafe
Mazhar Qureshi – Trees Cafe
Muhammad Fadli Bagaskara – Saraya Cafe
Prakash Basnet – 21 Grams
Rajat Thapa – ROR
Sarah Jane Sebastian – Rain Cafe
Semaganda Nicholas – Laura Coffee
Shamma Alsharhan – Doctor Caffeine Specialty Coffee
Sultan Abdullah Alawani – The Perk Cafe
Suraj Jirel – Trio
Win Min Htike – Jebena Coffee Roaster
Zeeshan Haider – Spill the Bean
ما هي الخطوة التالية؟
All competitors will receive official confirmation via email on October 6, 2025. Confirmed participants must pay the AED 150 nonrefundable registration fee in cash and collect their practice coffees between October 8–10, 2025, at Mokha 1450, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
Big thanks to Mokha1450 for organizing and to the DMCC Coffee Centre for hosting this event.
Stay tuned. Tomorrow could truly be your lucky day!
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