Japan clinches top award for Pastry World Cup

Japan won the 2024 Asia Selection for the Pastry World Cup; Malaysia (2^nd) and Singapore (3^rd); China, South Korea and Philippines qualified for the Grand Final of the Pastry World Cup 2025

Last continental selection before the Grand Final, the Asia selection for the Pastry World Cup was held this Wednesday 23^rd and Thursday 24^th October in Singapore. After 2 days of competition, Japan won this selection, represented by Masanori Hata (chocolate candidate) and Yuji Matoba (sugar candidate). In 2^nd and 3^rd place rank respectively Malaysia and Singapore.

The Podium of the Asia Selection for The Pastry World Cup:

1^st: JAPAN
2^nd: MALAYSIA
3^rd: SINGAPORE

Most promising talent Award: INDONESIA
Best chocolate showpiece: MALAYSIA
Best team spirit: INDIA

With “Ladies summer fashion” as competition theme, the 9 teams had 7 hours to realize 16 restaurant-style desserts along with a new kind of test: 2 big travelling cakes and 24 individual travelling cakes. To finish with 6 take-away crystal jars and 24 individual pints.

Six teams qualified for the Grand Final at the end of this 2-day competition, right in front of a jury composed of renowned pastry chefs, including members of the International Organization Committee  (IOC): Frédéric Cassel and Marc Rivière, Pastry World Cup winner in 2009.

Automatically qualified for the Grand Final in 2023 after its second place on the podium during the 2021 edition, Japan participated for the first time at the Asia selection of the Pastry World Cup. Taking the first place of the podium, Japan aims for a 4^th gold medal in January 2025, after its victory in 1991, 2007 and during the last Grand Final held in 2023.

Pending the announcement of the two wild cards which will be assigned soon by the IOC, 18 of the 20 qualified countries for the Grand Final of the Pastry World Cup 2025.

Thus, on the 24^th and 25^th January during Sirha Lyon, pastry chefs from Argentina, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Morocco, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, and United Kingdom as well as the 2 countries will be drafted soon by the IOC.