The first season of MasterChef Singapore began airing on 2 September 2018 and ended on 21 October 2018 on Mediacorp Channel 5.
The winner of this season was Zander Ng, with Genevieve "Gen" Lee as the runner-up.
Top 18 The top 18 were announced as follows:
Contestant AgeOccupationStatusZander Ng30IT Business ManagerGenevieve "Gen" Lee20StudentRunner-up 21 OctoberShamsydar Ani28PhotographerSharon Gonzago48HousewifeAaron Wong41PhotographerSowmiya Venkatesan40Marketing ManagerDiana Ismail59Administrative AssistantNicholas Koh39Former Logistics ExecutiveJoshua Kalinan51Inflight ManagerNachammai Vidhya25DoctorRipon Ali 29Marketing FreelancerAries Tan28Make-up ArtistChaik Koh48Chief Executive OfficerFirdaus Kordi25Research AssistantJuliana Jalil48Gym InstructorKuan Yiou Lim23Business StudentMax Koh27Hire Car DriverWeiyan Chee30Neuroscience Researcher
Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode12 34 56 7 81ZanderINININININWINWINHIGHWINHIGHININWINWINNER2GenHIGHIMMLOWHIGHINPTHIGHLOWLOWWININWINWIN3ShamsydarINININHIGHINWININWINPTHIGHININELIM4SharonININHIGHININLOWINHIGHLOWININELIM 5AaronININWINWINWINWININLOWWININELIM6SowmiyaINHIGHLOWININWINHIGHINELIM7DianaINHIGHHIGHINLOWLOWINELIM8NicholasHIGHIMMININWINELIM9-10JoshuaWINIMMININELIMVidhyaININLOWHIGHELIM11-15AriesLOWELIMChaikINELIMJulianaINELIMKuan YiouINELIMWeiyanLOWELIM16-18AliELIMFirdausELIMMaxELIM
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished as a runner-up in the finals. (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge/ Skills Test or Elimination Test). (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round. (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn't win. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge. (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (IMM) The cook was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test. (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced. (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge or Pressure Test, and they advanced. (LOW) The cook had the worst dish but was not eliminated from MasterChef. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Team Challenge and they advanced. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Main guest appearances Calvin Kang — Episode 3 Muhammad Haikal Johari — Episode 4 Caden & Max Morrice — Episode 5 Ming Tan — Episode 5 Marco Pierre White — Episode 7
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