The Singapore Coffee Roasting Team Championship is Singapore’s national team roasting competition, organized by the Singapore Coffee Association. It’s a separate competition from the barista-only Singapore National Coffee Championship (SNCC), which has no roasting category and is outside EspressoDrop’s scope. The winning team represents Singapore at the ASEAN Coffee Roasting Championship (ACRC).
How the Competition Works
Teams of two roasters compete on green coffee supplied by the organizers, not their own beans. Rather than conventional judges, the roasted coffee is assessed by appreciators under the ACF Coffee Appreciation Protocol (ACAP), a regional evaluation framework developed by the ASEAN Coffee Federation’s education arm, the ASEAN Coffee Institute. ACAP emphasizes appreciation over traditional competitive scoring, and its Roasting Appreciation module is the basis for judging here.
The 2026 preliminary round ran April 21 to 24 at Food & Hotel Asia, Singapore Expo, with the top 6 teams advancing to the final round at Singapore Coffee Week, held November 5 to 8 at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre. The winning team advances to the 2027 ASEAN Coffee Roasting Championship. (2026 winner not yet confirmed)