Junior MasterChef Cambodia season 1

Junior MasterChef Cambodia
Season 1
Judges
No. of contestants18
Release
Original networkCTN
Original releaseJuly 12, 2026 (2026-07-12)

The first season of the Cambodian competitive reality television series Junior MasterChef Cambodia premiered on CTN on July 12, 2026.[1][2]

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[3] and Private Chef World Cup 2025 winner Sao Sopheak.[4]

The winner will receive a cash prize of 100,000,000៛ (US$25,000) and become a goodwill ambassador for Chip Mong.[5]

Top 18

Source for names, hometowns and occupations:[6][7][8] Ages and nicknames as given on air.

Contestant Nickname Age Hometown Status
វណ្ណៈ នីហឬទ័យ Vannak Niharatey Haratey 11 Phnom Penh Top 12
ជីវ អុីជិ Chiv Ichi Ichi 12 Phnom Penh
ពៅ ម៉េងហ៊ៅ Pov Menghao Menghao 11 Kandal
អានីចេ មីលីង Aniche Meyling Meyling 11 Phnom Penh
ណាន វណ្ណៈមុីង Nan Vannakming Ming 12 Phnom Penh
ភក្ដី ណុងណាពង្ស Pheakdey Nongnapong Napong 11 Phnom Penh
សាន្ត សុម៉ារីដា San Somarida Rida 12 Phnom Penh
វុឌ្ឍីន៍ សិទ្ធិការ្យ Wutthy Sethyka Sethyka 10 Phnom Penh
ជា ច័ន្ទវីរៈ Chea Chanvireak Vireak 11 Phnom Penh
ដូ វិសាល Do Visal Visal 13 Phnom Penh
លីង យ៉ាងយ៉ាង Lin Yang Yang[9] Yang Yang 11 Phnom Penh
ធី យ៉ានីន Thy Yanin[10] Yanin 11 Phnom Penh
សាន្ត សុម៉ារីកា San Somarika Rika 12 Phnom Penh Eliminated August 23
ហេង ឬទ្ធីរាជ Heng Rithyreach Reach 13 Phnom Penh Eliminated August 16
សៀង សុខម៉េងហេង Seang Sokmengheng Mengheng 10 Phnom Penh Eliminated August 9
ចេង ចាន់ឫទ្ធី Cheng Chanrithy Rithy 13 Phnom Penh
រ៉េត សំណាងដេវីត Reth Samnang David David 13 Takéo Eliminated August 2
សូរ រិទ្ធីស័ក្តិ So Rithysak Rithysak 12 Kandal

Elimination table

Place Contestant Episode
4 5 6 7
Haratey IN WIN PT IN IN IMM WIN
Ichi IN IN WIN IN IN IMM IN
Menghao IN LOW WIN HIGH WIN IN IN
Meyling IN WIN WIN IN IN IMM LOW
Ming IN IN PT IN LOW IMM WIN
Napong IN LOW LOW IN IN IMM LOW
Rida IN IN PT IN WIN IN LOW
Sethyka IN IN LOW IN IN IMM IN
Vireak HIGH IMM PT IN IN IMM IN
Visal HIGH IN WIN WIN IMM IMM IN
Yang Yang IN IN WIN IN LOW IMM IN
Yanin IN IN WIN HIGH WIN WIN IMM
13 Rika IN IN WIN IN IN IMM ELIM
14 Reach IN IN WIN IN ELIM
15 Mengheng IN IN ELIM
Rithy WIN IMM ELIM
17 David IN ELIM
Rithysak IN ELIM
  (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.

References

  1. ↑ "ក្រុមហ៊ុន ខ្មែរ ប៊ែវើរីជីស នាំមក Junior MasterChef Cambodia Season 1 លើកដំបូងនៅកម្ពុជា បើកឆាកសម្រាប់ Chef តូចៗជំនាន់ថ្មី!" (Press release). Dap News. March 30, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Junior MasterChef Cambodia Season 1 ជិតមកដល់ហើយ! ត្រៀមជួប Little Chef កម្ពុជា ដែលពោរពេញដោយទេពកោសល្យ ឆាប់ៗនេះ" (Press release). CNC. June 29, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ "ត្រៀមជួប លោក សេង សុធា គណៈកម្មការថ្មីនៃ Junior MasterChef Cambodia រដូវកាលទី១". Plus KH. July 2, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ "ត្រៀមជួប លោក សៅ សុភ័ក្ត្រ មេចុងភៅជ័យលាភីលេខ១ ពីប្រទេសបារាំង ចូលរួមជាគណៈកម្មការនៃ Junior MasterChef Cambodia". Plus KH. July 4, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "ពានដំបូង រង្វាន់ ១០០លានរៀល! តើអ្នកណានឹងក្លាយជា Junior MasterChef Cambodia ដំបូងគេ?" (Press release). Plus KH. July 28, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ "អបអរសាទរ! កំពូលចុងភៅតូចទាំង ៨ រូបដំបូងគេ ដែលដណ្ដើមបាន "អៀមស" Junior MasterChef Cambodia បានសម្រេច!" (Press release). Plus KH. July 16, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ "វិញ្ញាសា Fast Food បញ្ចប់វគ្គដណ្តើមអៀមស! Little Chef ៤រូបបន្ថែម បង្ហាញស្នាដៃលេចធ្លោ" (Press release). Plus KH. July 23, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "វគ្គដណ្តើមអៀមសបានបញ្ចប់! ដំណើរពិតរបស់ Junior MasterChef Cambodia ទើបតែចាប់ផ្តើម" (Press release). Plus KH. July 24, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  9. ↑ "(វីដេអូ) ឆ្នាំមុនតំណាងកម្ពុជាដណ្ដើមបានមកុដអន្តរជាតិ! ពេលនេះ យុវតីតូច យ៉ាងយ៉ាង បង្ហាញស្នាដៃចូលប្រកួតក្នុងផ្ទះបាយ Junior MasterChef ម្ដង" (Press release). Popular. July 15, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  10. ↑ "អបអរសាទរ! យ៉ានីន ក្លាយជាម្ចាស់អៀមសដំបូងគេបង្អស់ ក្នុងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ Junior MasterChef Cambodia" (Press release). Plus KH. July 14, 2026. Retrieved August 2, 2026.