Show your talent!
The 30th edition of the International Competition for Young Bartenders, EUROCUP 2025, will take place on October 7th and 8th, 2025. For the seventh time, it will also provide an opportunity for young baristas.
Thanks to its scale and tradition this competition ranks among the largest events of its kind in Europe. In addition to the competition itself, it offers a unique opportunity for the professional growth of young bartenders, baristas and aspiring gastronomers through various workshops led by recognised industry professionals. Over the course of the two competition days, a rich program is prepared for both visitors and participants. The event is organised by the Hotel Academy in Prešov with its partners. The school has a long history of cultivating promising bartenders, baristas, and highly-quality gastronomers. More than 2,000 young bartenders from 21 European countries, as well as from across the ocean from Mexico, have participated in previous editions of the competition.
EUROCUP opens the doors to talented young individuals who aspire to elevate the standards of gastronomy.
Into Bartending!
bar manažér v Mirror Cocktail Bare v Radisson Blu Carlton Hoteli Bratislava
tvorca konceptu Mirror Bar otvoreného 2019
Filozofia baru - Classy, Art a Nature
Ambassador MONIN & Rudolf Jelínek Slovakia
„Nie je možné zmeniť svet za jednu minútu, ale je veľmi dôležité byť každý deň o niečo lepší.“
World coffee in Good in Good Spirit champion 2017 Budapešť
Medzinárodného barman za rok 2019 – Shangahaj
Winner - Best New International Cocktail Bar 2019 - Tales Of The Cocktails - New Orleans
Časopisom Forbes Slovensko bol v marci 2020 ocenený mladá osobnosť 30 pod 30
Autor Spiritual Coffee knihy
Najlepší svetový ambasador 2022 – Mr Black Spirits
Spoluzakladateľ Maybe Sammy – Sydney – Najlepší nový bar na svete 2019
Najlepší barový team 2023, 15 – ty najlepší bar na svete2023
2018 barman v Cuba Libre Rum and Cigar house v Košiciach,
2018 Svetový pohár Slovakia top 6,
2015 spolupracoval na Casamigos Tequilla súťaži, Londýn no. 1 gin súťaž,
2014 barman v Galvin at windows v Londýne,
2014 absolvoval Hotelovú akadémiu v Prešove,
2013 víťaz barmanskej súťaže Eurocup 2013 v Prešove,
2013 víťaz súťaže v barmanstve a servise jedál v meste Aveiro v Porugalsku,
2011 barman v Cuba Libre Café a Cocktail bar v Prešove,
Manažéra The grapes v Košiciach,
Monin ambasador.
Prvé majstrovstvá Slovenska v aeropresse 2014 - 2. miesto
České majstrovstvá v aeropresse 2015 - 3. miesto
Majstrovstvá Slovenska kategória Cup tasters 2014 - 3. miesto
Majstrovstvá Slovenska kategória Cup tasters 2016 - 3. miesto
Majstrovstvá Slovenska kategória Cezve/Ibrik 2017 - 1. miesto
Majstrovstvá sveta 2017 Budapešť kategória Cezve/Ibrik - 8. miesto
Jeho heslo: „Zostaň sám sebou, rob veci najlepšie ako vieš, tvrdo pracuj, vlož do toho svoje srdce a úspech sa dostaví.“
| MONDAY 06 OCTOBER 2025 |
from 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Arrival of participants for the Barista Competition (competing teams, guests,
judges), REGISTRATION at the reception of the Hotel Academy, Baštová 32, Prešov, on the competition day 07 October 2025 from 7.00am to 8.30am.
5.00pm – 6.00pm
Dinner for Barista Competition participants in Floriánka Restaurant at the Hotel Academy Prešov, booked in Application Forms.
| TUESDAY 07 OCTOBER 2025 |
6.30am – 9.00am
Breakfast at the place of accommodation,
8.00am – 8.30am
Practise Time & Coffee Machine Testing Hotel Academy Prešov, rooms C2 – C3,
8.15am – 8.30am - FESTIVE TABLES
Instructions Meeting with the Judges of the competition, HA Prešov, rooms Section B,
8.30am – 8.45am - BARISTAS
Instructions Meeting with the Judges of the competition, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3,
8.30am – 10.00am
Setting up the Festive Tables, HA Prešov, rooms Section B,
9.00am – 9.15am
Opening ceremony for Barista's competition, Hotel Academy Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
10.00am – 11.30am
Festive Table Presentations & Defense before the Expert Jury,, HA Prešov, rooms Section B,
1.00pm – 2.00pm
Disassembling of the festive tables, HA Prešov, rooms Section B
9.15am – 2.00pm
Barista competition, Hotel Academy Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
11.30am – 2.00pm
Lunch at Floriánka Restaurant and the HA Prešov, rooms Section A,
3.00pm
Awards Ceremony for Barista & Festive Tables Competitions, Hotel Academy Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Arrival of competing teams for Bartender's Competition.
4.30pm - 5.00pm
Information meeting for Bartender´s Competition with team leaders, competitors, judges and competition organisers. HA Prešov, rooms C2 - C3
5.00pm – 6.00pm
Dinner at Floriánka restaurant and the HA Prešov, rooms Section A, booked in Application Forms
6.30pm
Workshops in the Hall of Mirrors in Sports Hall HA Prešov.
| WEDNESDAY 08 OCTOBER 2025 |
7.00am – 8.30am
Breakfast at the place of your accommodation,
10.00am – 10.15am
Opening Ceremony for the Bartender Competition, HA Prešov Sports Hall,
10.15am – 4.00pm
Bartender Competition, HA Prešov Sports Hall
9.00am – 4.00pm
VIP Buffet Bar in Floriánka Restaurant & Bar for team leaders, partners and sponsors of the competition and invited guests
11.30am – 2.00pm
Lunch at Floriánka Restaurant and the Hotel Academy Prešov in rooms Section A
2.00pm - 2.30pm
Final Eurocup 2025
3.00pm
Awards Ceremony for Bartender's Competition,
Hotel Academy Prešov Sports Hall
4.00pm
Closing Reception, Hotel Academy Prešov, rooms in Sections B and C
| THURSDAY 09 OCTOBER 2025 |
7.00am - 8.30am
Breakfast at the place of your accommodation
Accommodation Check-out.
| MONDAY 21 OCTOBER 2024 |
from 14.00
Arrival of competing teams, judges and guests, REGISTRATION at the reception of the Hotel Academy, Baštová 32, Prešov, on the competition day 22 October 2024 from 7.00 to 9.00.
from 17.00 – 18.00
Dinner for Barista Competition participants in Floriánka Restaurant at Hotel Academy Prešov, after booking the meals in Application Forms
| TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2024 |
6.30 – 9.00
Breakfast at the place of accommodation,
7.00 – 8.30
Practice and training time, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
8.30 – 8.45
Instructions Meeting with the Judges of the competition, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
8.45 – 9.00
Opening ceremony for Barista competition, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
9.00 – 15.30
Barista competition, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
11.30 – 14.00
Lunch – served at Floriánka restaurant and rooms in sector A, HA Prešov
16.00
Awards ceremony for Barista competition, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
| TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2024 |
9.00 – 15.30
Barista Competition, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
16.00
Awards ceremony for Barista Competition, HA Prešov, rooms C2 – C3
| WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2024 |
9.00 – 12.00
Open Day at Hotel Academy Prešov
Student guided tours around the school and presentation of school activities,
HA Prešov student presentations of practical skills – flambé, food carving, drink mixing,
Presentations of festive tables,
Samples of entrance exam tests, Quizzes,
Maturita exam final papers and graduation projects,
Presentations of practical training placements in Slovakia and abroad,
Erasmus+ and others activities.
9.00 – 9.15
Opening ceremony for Bartender Competition, HA Prešov Sports Hall
9.15 – 16.00
Bartender Competition - HA Prešov Sports Hall
9.30 – 16.00
Accompanying events: exhibitions and tastings – HA Prešov Sports Hall
16.00
Awards ceremony for Bartender Competition,
HA Prešov Sports Hall
| WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2023 |
7.30 – 9.00
Preparation and setting up the Festive tables, HA Prešov, section C
9.00 – 11.00
Defense of the Festive Tables Set up in front of the professional jury
9.00 – 12.00
Open Day at Hotel Academy Prešov
Exhibition of Festive Tables – competition on the theme “Journey around the World”,
Student guided tours around the school and presentation of school activities,
HA Prešov student presentations of practical skills – flambé, food carving, drink mixing,
Presentations of practical training placements,
Samples of entrance exam tests, Quizzes,
Maturita exam final papers and graduation projects,
Erasmus+ and others activities.
12.00 – 13.00
Disassembling of the festive tables
16.00
Awards ceremony for Festive Tables Competition, HA Prešov Sports Hall
Organiser
Hotel Academy Prešov
Baštová 32, Prešov 080 01
eurocup@hapresov.edu.sk
Contact person
PhDr. Marek Šebej, MBA
Vice Director
+421 948 885 766