The first cup of milk hasn’t even been steamed as yet, and one competitor has already bowed out, dwindling the field to six to duke it out for the honor of being called Starbucks barista champion for a year – and to represent Starbucks Bahamas at a Costa Rican coffee immersion experience.

Eddion Whyms has taken himself out of today’s battle for the coveted title at the Starbucks Southwest Plaza location.

With Whyms gone, the showdown will still take place between a four-year company veteran, a two-year veteran and colleagues who have been in the company for months to just over a year.

Jamal “Mally” Tucker-Fields, Stan Troy Saunders, Joshua “Josh” Knowles, Devonique “Dev” Knowles, Olando “Lando” Knowles and Jameka Stubbs will compete for the coveted title, in a scaled-back version of the competition that will showcase the semi-finals and finals, both taking place on the same day between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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