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The Global Chefs Challenge
2025 - 2026

WHERE TOP CHEFS MEET TO COMPETE

The Global Chefs Challenge is where the world’s top chefs meet to compete in four competition categories. Selected through top performance at the Worldchefs Regional Semi-Finals, qualifying teams go head-to-head at the Global Chef Challenge Finals. Here, the best and brightest convene to show mastery in the culinary arts.

The Global Chefs Challenge Finals will be held at Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2024 in Singapore.

7

REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS

70

NATIONALITIES

40

FINALISTS

4

DAYS OF COMPETITION

WHERE TOP CHEFS MEET TO COMPETE

The Global Chefs Challenge is where the world’s top chefs meet to compete in four competition categories. Selected through top performance at the Worldchefs Regional Semi-Finals in 2025, qualifying teams go head-to-head at the Global Chef Challenge Finals. Here, the best and brightest convene to show mastery in the culinary arts.

The Global Chefs Challenge Finals will be held at Worldchefs Congress & Expo 2026 in Newport, Wales.

7

REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS

70

NATIONALITIES

40

FINALISTS

4

DAYS OF COMPETITION

40 TEAMS. 4 CATEGORIES. 4 DAYS.
ONE GLOBAL FINAL.

GLOBAL CHEFS
CHALLENGE
The Global Chefs Challenge features top chefs from across the globe. These chefs must compete to show their skills in the kitchen and their adaptability under fire. Their culinary creations must follow guidelines such as being appetizing and tasteful, while also showing off exemplary plating for ease of service.
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GLOBAL PASTRY
CHEFS CHALLENGE
The Global Pastry Chef Challenge features the crème de la crème in pastry competition. Competitors work to prove they can meet the standards of the world’s most modern patisseries, while showing an appeal to the five senses along with knowledge, extraordinary technique and of course, versatility.
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GLOBAL VEGAN
CHEFS CHALLENGE

The Global Vegan Chefs Challenge features innovative chefs who will showcase vegan culinary skills. Their plates must exclude animal proteins, while also creatively and tastily combining key vegan ingredients.

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GLOBAL YOUNG
CHEFS CHALLENGE
The Global Young Chefs Challenge features the emerging talent of chefs who are 25 years of age or younger. The top Young Chef competitor is awarded the Hans Bueschkens Trophy. Its namesake, former Worldchefs president Chef Hans J. Bueschkens, advocated for the inclusion of programs designed to promote and groom young people for a career in the kitchen.
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THE ROAD TO VICTORY

THE REGIONAL
SEMI-FINALS

7 Regional Semi-Finals are held the year before the Global Chefs Challenge Finals. The top performing teams from each region advance to the world stage to compete at the finals.

Note: The champion of the Culinary World Cup 2022 will secure a spot as a competitor in the Global Chefs Challenge Finals 2024, set to take place in Singapore. Similarly, the national team winner of the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024 will earn qualification as a competitor in the Global Chefs Challenge Finals 2026, scheduled for Newport, Wales

EUROPE
SOUTH - CENTRAL - NORTH

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AFRICA &
MIDDLE EAST

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AMERICAS

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ASIA

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PACIFIC RIM

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GLOBAL CHEFS CHALLENGE FINALS

THE REGIONAL
SEMI-FINALS

7 Regional Semi-Finals are held the year before the Global
Chefs Challenge Finals. The top performing teams from each
region advance to the world stage to compete at the finals.

Note: The national team winner of the IKA/Culinary Olympics 2024 will earn qualification as a competitor in the Global Chefs Challenge Finals 2026, scheduled for Newport, Wales

EUROPE
SOUTH - CENTRAL - NORTH

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AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

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AMERICAS

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ASIA

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PACIFIC RIM

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GLOBAL CHEFS CHALLENGE FINALS

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SEE THE QUALIFIERS OF GLOBAL CHEFS CHALLENGE FINALS 2024

MEET THE QUALIFYING COMPETITORS

Stanton Wong Hau Zhe

SingaporeSingapore Flag

Hinrik Orn Larusson

IcelandIceland Flag

Sam Everton

WalesWales Flag

Tuan Dung Trinh

VietnamVietnam Flag

Derek R. Mazzocoli

United StatesUnited States Flag

Yury Evfimenko

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Flag

Andrej Roth

SlovakiaSlovakia Flag

André Filipe Serra

PortugalPortugal Flag

Ruben Van Zanten

NetherlandsNetherlands Flag

Elizabeth Puleni Taati Isai

NamibiaNamibia Flag

Jaime Emilio Leal Cruz

MexicoMexico Flag

Giuseppe De Vincenzo

ItalyItaly Flag

Katja Tuomainen

FinlandFinland Flag

Tommy Jespersen

DenmarkDenmark Flag

Navneet Reddy

FijiFiji Flag
DISCOVER ALL THE QUALIFIERS

Interested in competing?

If you wish to put your talent to the test, contact your National Chefs Association for more information.

CONTACT YOUR ASSOCIATION

Meet the jury

Composed of world-renowned chefs, the jury upholds the highest standards of excellence and determines the outcome of the Global Chefs Challenge.

Discover the jury
Carlo Sauber

Carlo Sauber

Gianluca Tomasi

Gianluca Tomasi

Frank Widmann

Frank Widmann

Tony Khoo

Tony Khoo

Reimund Pitz

Reimund Pitz

Leopold Forsthofer

Leopold Forsthofer

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EXPERIENCE THE FINALS AT WORLDCHEFS CONGRESS & EXPO


All the Competitors of Global Chefs Challenge Finals will stay at Dorsett Changi City, Singapore from October 20 – 26, 2024. To book your stay at the same hotel with a preferential rate, please complete this form and send to groupreservation.changicity@dorsetthotels.com with charles.goh@dorsetthotels.com in copy.

WHY COMPETE?

  • Compete against the world’s top chefs for the chance to win gold
  • Measure your talents against other chefs, hone your skills under pressure, and challenge yourself to meet the highest standards of the industry.
  • Demonstrate your art in the culinary profession and be the first to see new trends in the industry.
  • Network at a diverse international competition attended by top chefs.
  • Join an ever-growing community of chefs dedicated to enhancing the culinary profession.

BECOME A SPONSOR

  • Showcase your brand to the world’s top chefs and an engaged audience of spectators.
  • Demonstrate your products versatility and ease of use during fast-paced competitions and day-to-day use in a professional kitchen setting.
  • Get featured in press, social media, and industry conversation that reaches your target audience and connects you with a global network of culinary professionals.
  • Support a time-honored tradition of culinary art and excellence and empower chefs around the world.
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