The first season of the Cambodian competitive reality television series Junior MasterChef Cambodia premiered on CTN on July 12, 2026.
Chef Sun Meng Hy return as judge for this season, along with 2 brand new judges are Head Chef of Lum Orng restaurant Seng Sothea and Private Chef World Cup 2025 winner Sao Sopheak.
The winner will receive a cash prize of 100,000,000៛ (US$25,000) and become a goodwill ambassador for Chip Mong.
Top 18 Source for names, hometowns and occupations: Ages and nicknames as given on air.
Contestant Nickname Age Hometown Statusវណ្ណៈ នីហឬទ័យ Vannak Niharatey Haratey 11 Phnom Penh Top 6ជីវ អុីជិ Chiv Ichi Ichi 12 Phnom Penhណាន វណ្ណៈមុីង Nan Vannakming Ming 12 Phnom Penhវុឌ្ឍីន៍ សិទ្ធិការ្យ Wutthy Sethyka Sethyka 10 Phnom Penhដូ វិសាល Do Visal Visal 13 Phnom Penhលីង យ៉ាងយ៉ាង Lin Yang Yang Yang Yang 11 Phnom Penhភក្ដី ណុងណាពង្ស Pheakdey Nongnapong Napong 11 Phnom Penhធី យ៉ានីន Thy Yanin Yanin 11 Phnom Penhសាន្ត សុម៉ារីដា San Somarida Rida 12 Phnom Penhអានីចេ មីលីង Aniche Meyling Meyling 11 Phnom Penhជា ច័ន្ទវីរៈ Chea Chanvireak Vireak 11 Phnom Penhពៅ ម៉េងហ៊ៅ Pov Menghao Menghao 11 Kandalសាន្ត សុម៉ារីកា San Somarika Rika 12 Phnom Penhហេង ឬទ្ធីរាជ Heng Rithyreach Reach 13 Phnom Penhសៀង សុខម៉េងហេង Seang Sokmengheng Mengheng 10 Phnom Penhចេង ចាន់ឫទ្ធី Cheng Chanrithy Rithy 13 Phnom Penhរ៉េត សំណាងដេវីត Reth Samnang David David 13 Takéoសូរ រិទ្ធីស័ក្តិ So Rithysak Rithysak 12 Kandal
Elimination table PlaceContestantEpisode4 567 89 1011 1213Haratey INWINPT IN INIMMWINPTHIGH INPT INLOWPT INLOWIchi IN INWIN IN INIMM INWIN IN INWIN INWINWIN IN INMing IN INPT INLOWIMMWINWINWINIMMWIN IN INWINHIGHLOWSethyka IN INLOW IN INIMM INPT INIMMPT INLOWWINWINIMMVisalHIGH INWINWINIMMIMM INPTHIGHLOWWINHIGH INPTHIGH INYang Yang IN INWIN INLOWIMM INLOW INIMMWIN INWINLOW IN IN 7Napong INLOWLOW IN INIMMLOWWIN INLOWLOWWINIMMWIN INELIM 8Yanin IN INWINHIGHWINWINIMMWIN IN INPT IN INELIM 9Rida IN INPT INWIN INLOWWIN INWINWINHIGHELIM 10Meyling INWINWIN IN INIMMLOWPT INWINELIM 11VireakHIGHIMMPT IN INIMM INWIN INELIM 12Menghao INLOWWINHIGHWIN IN INELIM 13Rika IN INWIN IN INIMMELIM 14Reach IN INWIN INELIM15Mengheng IN INELIMRithyWINIMMELIM17David INELIMRithysak INELIM
(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place. (WIN) The cook won an individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge 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 an individual challenge but did not win. (IN) The cook was not selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge. (IN) The cook was not selected as a top or bottom entry in a Team Challenge. (IMM) The cook did not have to compete in that round of competition and was safe from elimination. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and advanced. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in a Team Challenge, advanced. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated.
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