World Championship of Bread Sommeliers: The finalists have been announced

Out of a total of 45 bread sommeliers from 12 countries, 16 graduates have qualified for the final at iba. 

We congratulate the finalists and look forward to an exciting competition!  

• Alfred Bau (Switzerland)  
• Aleksandra Bednarek (Poland)   
• Yannick Berend (France)  
• Sebastian Brücklmaier (Germany)  
• Zaida Everon (Aruba)  
• Natalie Frühwirth (Austria)  
• Toni Hager (Germany)  
• Christoph Heger (Germany)  
• Michael Kress (Germany)  
• Heike Meyer (USA)  
• Hamish Morrin (New Zealand)  
• Urs Röthlin (Switzerland)  
• Jörg Schmid (Germany)  
• Laura Schütz (Romania)  
• Daniel Sunzenauer (Denmark)  
• Patrick Zimmer (Germany)  

The final will take place on 21 May 2025 at 17:00 in the iba.forum.  

You can find more information about the competition here.