BBC One is back with MasterChef: The Professionals 2022 with top 32 professional cooks for this fifteenth season.
Masterchef The Professionals premiered on 2 November 2022 with judges Gregg Wallace, Marcus Wareing and new judge Anna Haugh.
New judge Anna Haugh is a well-known chef who runs the European and Irish inspired Myrtle Restaurant in Chelsea. She replaced judge Monica Galetti.
This time also we had multiple heats to reach to the quarter finals. In the heat round, 4 contestants competed in the Skill test followed by the cooking challenge. From them, 2 contestants move forward to the quarter-finals round.
After 2 heats (each week), four quarter-finalists competed in the quarter finals. From them, two were sent home while the two winners move ahead to the Semi-finals.
Check out below for all the details such as Contestants Names, Telecast Details of MasterChef The Professionals 2022.
MasterChef Professionals 2022 Telecast Details
| Show Name | MasterChef The Professionals |
| Season | 15th |
| Network | BBC One |
| Produced By | BBC Studios |
| Start Date | 2 November 2022 |
| Telecast Time | Wed at 9:00 p.m Thu at 9:00 p.m Fri at 8:00 p.m |
| Repeat Telecast | N/A |
MasterChef Professionals 2022 Contestants
On 11 December 2022, at the end of finale, Nikita Pathakji was declared as the winner of MasterChef Professional 2022.
On 8 December 2022, at the end of second finale challenge, James got eliminated while Nikita, Charlie and Sagar became the Top 3 finalists of MasterChef Professional 2022.
On 6 December 2022, at the end of first finale challenge, Owen and Wilson got eliminated from MasterChef Professional 2022.
| Sr no. | Contestant Name | Profession | From | Week | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Booth | Head Chef | Liverpool | Week 1 | Eliminated (2 November 2022) |
| 2 | William Rocks | Chef | Oban | Week 1 | Eliminated (4 November 2022) |
| 3 | Anastasia Brown | Chef | London | Week 1 | Eliminated (Top 10) |
| 4 | Parminder Singh | Private Chef | India | Week 1 | Eliminated (4 November 2022) |
| 5 | Jonny McCreery | Chef/Owner | Belfast | Week 1 | Eliminated (4 November 2022) |
| 6 | Beatriz Cuvolo | Chef | Brazil | Week 1 | Eliminated (3 November 2022) |
| 7 | Owen Vaughan | Head Chef | North Wales | Week 1 | Eliminated (Finalist) |
| 8 | Brendan Edema | Head Chef | London | Week 1 | Eliminated (3 November 2022) |
| 9 | Zarka Hussain | Head Chef | Manchester | Week 2 | Eliminated (9 November 2022) |
| 10 | Gabriella Margiotta | Chef | Liverpool | Week 2 | Eliminated (Top 8) |
| 11 | Darren Collinson | Executive Chef | West Yorkshire | Week 2 | Eliminated (9 November 2022) |
| 12 | Chris Finnigan | Executive Chef | Newcastle | Week 2 | Eliminated (Top 8) |
| 13 | Andrew Cassling | Head Chef | Belfast | Week 2 | Eliminated (11 November 2022) |
| 14 | Mo Farhan | Head Chef | Malmesbury | Week 2 | Eliminated (10 November 2022) |
| 15 | Emma Shephard | Chef Lecturer | Walsall | Week 2 | Eliminated (10 November 2022) |
| 16 | Wilson Macedo | Senior Sous Chef | London | Week 2 | Eliminated (Finalist) |
| 17 | Shane | Head Chef | Brixton | Week 3 | Eliminated (17 November 2022) |
| 18 | Tasoula Gramozi | Sous Chef | Colliers Wood | Week 3 | Eliminated (17 November 2022) |
| 19 | Daniel Rodriguez | Sous Chef | Manchester | Week 3 | Eliminated (15 November 2022) |
| 20 | Mo | Senior Sous Chef | London | Week 3 | Eliminated (15 November 2022) |
| 21 | Natalia Echeverry | Head Chef | London | Week 3 | Eliminated (16 November 2022) |
| 22 | James Checkley | Head Chef | Devon | Week 3 | Eliminated (Finalist) |
| 23 | Ishmael Clarke | Senior Chef | Enfield | Week 3 | Eliminated (16 November 2022) |
| 24 | Sagar Massey | Senior Sous Chef | India | Week 3 | Runner-up |
| 25 | Nikita Pathakji | Junior Sous Chef | Derby | Week 4 | Winner 🏆 |
| 26 | Gordon Craig | Chef Patron | Glasgow | Week 4 | Eliminated (23 November 2022) |
| 27 | Lucy Auchincloss | Head Chef | London | Week 4 | Eliminated (25 November 2022) |
| 28 | Stefano Bressan | Senior Chef | Italy | Week 4 | Eliminated (23 November 2022) |
| 29 | Theres Anderson | Sous Chef | London | Week 4 | Eliminated (Top 10) |
| 30 | Charlie Jeffreys | Senior Chef | Dorchester | Week 4 | Runner-up |
| 31 | Mathew Griffiths | Chef | Spain | Week 4 | Eliminated (24 November 2022) |
| 32 | Ollie | Sous Chef | Preston | Week 4 | Eliminated (24 November 2022) |
**We will keep updating the contestants list
MasterChef Professionals 2022 Promos
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Why was Masterchef not shown on 7th December, or was this only NI? It was advertised as Pick of the Day.