The first season of MasterChef Asia premiered on Lifetime SEA on September 3, 2015. Audra Morrice, Joe Bastianich, and Tiffany Derry were the judges for this season.
Guest chefs Chef Eric Teo, Chef Patron/Owner of ET Culinary Arts (1 October 2015) Dato' Dr. Fazley Yaakob, Winner of MasterChef Celebrity Malaysia and Chef Patron/Owner of SukaSucre Bistro in Cheras, Malaysia (8 October 2015) Chef Janice Wong, Chef Patron/Owner of 2am:dessertbar and 2am:lab in Singapore (5 November 2015) Chef Gaggan Anand, Chef Patron/Owner of Gaggan in Bangkok, Thailand (10 December 2015, Season Finale) Chef Juna Rorimpandey, Celebrity Chef, and MasterChef Indonesia judge on season 1 and 2 (10 December 2015, Season Finale) Chef Justin Quek, Chef Patron/Owner of Sky On 57 in Singapore (10 December 2015, Season Finale) Chef Bjorn Shen, Author, Chef Patron/Owner of Artichoke in Singapore (10 December 2015, Season Finale) Chef David Pynt, Chef of Burnt Ends in Singapore (10 December 2015, Season Finale) Chef May Chow, Chef Patron/Owner of Little Bao in Hongkong (10 December 2015, Season Finale) Chef Asaph D, Youngest Michelin Chef Star, Youngest Culinary World Champion. Executive Chef Le Cordon Bleu Kuala Lumpur, Paris & London, Guest Judge MasterChef USA, Guest Judge MasterChef Canada, Guest Judge MasterChef Australia, Guest Judge MasterChef Junior, (10 December 2015 Guest Judge)
Contestants ContestantsAgeCountryOccupationsStatusWinningsWoo Wai Leong27SingaporeLawyerWinner 10 December 5Marcus Low24MalaysiaBankerRunner-Up 10 December 7Jasbir Kaur54MalaysiaHomemaker 4Priya Barve39IndiaMarketing Manager 5Đoàn Phương Hà31VietnamEntrepreneur 5Lennard Yeong27SingaporeEngineer 5Blanche Chu Yin28TaiwanModel 2Sandrian Tan41SingaporeHomemaker 2Lica Ibarra29PhilippinesFinance Sales Officer 1Vonny Lestari20IndonesiaStudent 0Rico Amancio31PhilippinesParalegal 1Alice Peng32ChinaScientist 0Stefan Pratama25IndonesiaSales Representative 0Jake Aycardo24PhilippinesAnalyst 0Sophia Zulkifli30MalaysiaHomemaker 0
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(WINNER) This cook won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This cook received second place in the competition. (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test) and received an advantage in the next challenge. (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the Offsite Challenge and was safe. (LOW) The cook was on the losing team in the Offsite Challenge and was not safe. (IN) The cook was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in a Offsite Team Challenge. (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge, but did not win. (IN) The cook was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge. (IMM) The cook did not have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance. (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance. (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team/Pair Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced. (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team/Pair Challenge, but was exempted from the Pressure Test. (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.
Episodes
International broadcasts The programme is being broadcast in the Philippines by TV5 every Sunday night at 8pm, starting 8 November 2015. In Indonesia, every Saturday at 3pm on Global TV. Malaysia, Every Monday at 6:30pm on Astro Ria. In India every Saturday at 10:00pm on Star World Premiere. In Singapore, on Channel 5, starting at 10.30 p.m, every Sunday.
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