World Sushi Cup® Japan 2022 took place at Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Toyosu Market on Friday, January 20th and Saturday, January 21st. It celebrated its 10th anniversary with 19 contestants from 12 countries.
The Qualifying tournament (Edo-mae sushi Open Competition) on the 20th was divided into three sessions, Shikomi (preparation), Otsukuri (raw-fish), and Nigiri (hand-pressed) to evaluate each contestant’s basic cooking procedures and techniques. Of the 19 contestants competing on the first day, 15 were chosen to advance to the Final (Creative Sushi Open Competition) on the next day, and they competed for the title of world’s best.
Overall 1st place
Richard Tomas
Nationality: Czechia
Affiliation: Yamato Restaurant (Czech Republic) )
1st place in the Edo-mae Sushi Open Competition, 1st place in the Creative Sushi Open Competition, Company Award
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Overall 2nd place
Pankar Michael
Nationality: France
Affiliation: Michael Pankar - Chef & Consultant (French Republic)
2nd place in the Edo-mae Sushi Open Competition, 3rd place in the Creative Sushi Open Competition
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Overall 3rd place
Marie Seguin
Nationality: France
Affiliation: Sushi Peyi (French Republic)
2nd place in the Creative Sushi Open Competition
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Seguda Jeremi
Nationality: France
Affiliation: Yumidori Inspirations Japonaises (French Republic)
3rd place in the Edo-mae Sushi Open Competition
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Yap Lip Ming
Nationality: Singapore
Affiliation: Standing Sushi Bar (Republic of Singapore)
Company Award
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Zaharia Sorin
Nationality: Romania
Affiliation: Zen Sushi Bucharest (Romania)
Company Award
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Cleber Arakaki
Nationality: Brazil
Affiliation: Pappa Gohan Cozinha (Federative Republic of Brazil)
Company Award
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Jefferson Silva
Nationality: Portugal
Affiliation: Ribeiro(Portuguese Republic))
Company Award
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Petro Gudzovatyi
Nationality: Ukraine
Affiliation: Nama Sushi Bergen (Kingdom of Norway)
Company Award
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Shandhi Peter De Costa
Nationality: Bangladesh
Affiliation: Izumi Sushi (Republic of Poland)
Izumi Sushi (Republic of Poland)
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Michael Young Choi
Nationality: Portugal
Affiliation: Omakase (Portuguese Republic)
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Mizuhira Jonas Vieira
Nationality: Brazil
Affiliation: Sushi Washoku Kawabata (Japan)
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Valter Jose Dos Santos
Nationality: Brazil
Affiliation: Akira Cozinha Japonesa (Federative Republic of Brazil)
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Luong Alexis
Nationality: France
Affiliation: Onaka Restaurant(French Republic)
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Runsong Allen Jiang
Nationality: United States
Affiliation: Omakase Sushi Group (United States of America)
Edo-mae Sushi
Creative Sushi
Nuno Brito
Nationality: Afghanistan
Affiliation: Yattai Sushi Bar s.c (Republic of Poland)
Yattai Sushi Bar s.c (Republic of Poland)
Edo-mae Sushi
Paolo Cini
Nationality: Italy
Affiliation: Junsei Sushi Restaurant (Italian Republic)
Edo-mae Sushi
Marcin Kaczmarek
Nationality: Poland
Affiliation: Yattai Sushi Bar s.c (Republic of Poland)
Edo-mae Sushi
Dino Lloyd
Nationality: Sweden
Affiliation: Sooshi 002 AB (Kingdom of Sweden)
Edo-mae Sushi
WORLD SUSHI CUP® JAPAN 2022
Title
WORLD SUSHI CUP® JAPAN 2022
Schedule
January 20, 2023（Friday） Qualifying tournament (Edo-mae sushi Open Competition) January 21, 2023（Saturday） Final (Creative Sushi Open Competition)
Venue
Special venue in Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Toyosu Market
Conditions
- In principle, contestants will be selected from among those who have at least five years of sushi cooking experience in Japan or abroad, who are members of the National Sushi Federation, or who have taken the SSI sushi training or examination.
- All participants in the competition must attend the “Black Belt Training Session” to be held on Thursday, January 19. The top 15 finishers in the qualifying tournament will be eligible to participate in the final, depending on the number of participants.
- On the day of the competition, contestants should be able to prepare for the competition.
- Contestants has to be non japanese.
Judges
KAZATO Masayoshi
Chairman of World Sushi Skills Institute, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador
OGAWA Hirotosh
Director of World Sushi Skills Institute, Japanese Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador
YAMAZAKI Gentaro
World Sushi Skills Institute
KOUGA Shinichi
Vice-Chairman of the Shizuoka Prefectural Sushi Merchants’ Health and Lifestyle Association
YAGUCHI Kohei
President of the Daiichi Suisan Co., Ltd.
YAMAZAKI Yasuhiro
Vice-Chairman of the Wholesales Co-operative of Tokyo Fish Market, President of Yamaharu Ltd.
HASEGAWA Toshikazu
President of Hasegawa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
TSUCHIBE Mitsuru
Manager of Marketing and Legitimacy Planning Section International Marketing Department, Yamasa Corporation
Support
Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market Toyosu Market
Coperation
Aikyu Co., Ltd./ Aoki-Hamono Seisakusho Co., Ltd./ Otsuka Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd./ Okamoto Industries, Inc./ Kewpie Jyozo Co., Ltd./ Kawasumi Kazari Makisushi Association/ KINJIRUSHI Sales Co., Ltd./ Saitama Sushi Association/ Shizuoka Sushi Association/ Chiba Sushi Association/ Takomachi, Chiba Prefecture/ Naniwa Abrasive Mfg. Co., Ltd./ Japan Uzumaki Association/ Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC)/ Hasegawa Corporation/ Banjo Foods Co., Ltd./ Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd./ Yamasa Corporation (By the Japanese syllabary order)