WORLD SUSHI CUP 2022

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.

上位3名

Top 3

Overall 1st place
Richard Tomas

Nationality: Czech Republic
Affiliation: Yamato Restaurant (Czech Republic) )

1st place in the Edo-mae Sushi Open Competition, 1st place in the Creative Sushi Open Competition, Company Award <Aoki-Hamono Seisakusho Co., Ltd. Award>

Richard Tomas

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Overall 2nd place
Marie Seguin

Nationality: French Republic
Affiliation: Michael Pankar - Chef & Consultant (French Republic)

2nd place in the Edo-mae Sushi Open Competition, 3rd place in the Creative Sushi Open Competition

Pankar Michael

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Overall 3rd place
Marie Seguin

Nationality: French Republic
Affiliation: Sushi Peyi (French Republic)

2nd place in the Creative Sushi Open Competition

Marie Seguin

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Contestants

Seguda Jeremi

Nationality: French Republic
Affiliation: Yumidori Inspirations Japonaises (French Republic)

3rd place in the Edo-mae Sushi Open Competition

Seguda Jeremi

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Yap Lip Ming

Nationality: Malaysia
Affiliation: Standing Sushi Bar (Republic of Singapore)

Company Award <OHTSUKA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL Award>

Yap Lip Ming

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Zaharia Sorin

Nationality: Romania
Affiliation: Zen Sushi Bucharest (Romania)

Company Award <KINJIRUSHI SALES Award>

Zaharia Sorin

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Cleber Arakaki

Nationality: Federative Republic of Brazil
Affiliation: Pappa Gohan Cozinha (Federative Republic of Brazil)

Company Award <NANIWA ABRASIVE MFG. Award>

Cleber Arakaki

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Jefferson Silva

Nationality: Portuguese Republic
Affiliation: Ribeiro(Portuguese Republic))

Company Award <Norwegian Seafood Council Award>

Jefferson Silva

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Petro Gudzovatyi

Nationality: Ukraine
Affiliation: Nama Sushi Bergen (Kingdom of Norway)

Company Award <HASEGAWA Award>

Petro Gudzovatyi

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Shandhi Peter De Costa

Nationality: People's Republic of Bangladesh
Affiliation: Izumi Sushi (Republic of Poland)

Company Award <YAMASA Award>

Shandhi Peter De Costa

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Michael Young Choi

Nationality: Portuguese Republic
Affiliation: Omakase (Portuguese Republic)

Michael Young Choi

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Mizuhira Jonas Vieira

Nationality: Federative Republic of Brazil
Affiliation: Sushi Washoku Kawabata (Japan)

Mizuhira Jonas Vieira

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Valter Jose Dos Santos

Nationality: Federative Republic of Brazil
Affiliation: Akira Cozinha Japonesa (Federative Republic of Brazil)

Valter Jose Dos Santos

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Luong Alexis

Nationality: French Republic
Affiliation: Onaka Restaurant(French Republic)

Luong Alexis

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Runsong Allen Jiang

Nationality: United States of America
Affiliation: Omakase Sushi Group (United States of America)

Runsong Allen Jiang

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Creative Sushi Creative Sushi

Nuno Brito

Nationality: Portuguese Republic
Affiliation: Yattai Sushi Bar s.c (Republic of Poland)

Company Award <Mizkan Award>

Nuno Brito

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Paolo Cini

Nationality: Italian Republic
Affiliation: Junsei Sushi Restaurant (Italian Republic)

Paolo Cini

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Marcin Kaczmarek

Nationality: Republic of Poland
Affiliation: Yattai Sushi Bar s.c (Republic of Poland)

Marcin Kaczmarek

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Dino Lloyd

Nationality: Kingdom of Sweden
Affiliation: Sooshi 002 AB (Kingdom of Sweden)

Dino Lloyd

Edo-mae Sushi Edo-mae Sushi

Highlights of Competition

大会の様子

大会の様子

大会の様子

大会の様子

大会の様子

大会の様子

Video of the Final (Creative Sushi Open Competition)

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.

Organizers

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tokyo Sushi Association
World Sushi Skills Institute

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

Cooperation

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)