MasterChef Malaysia

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MasterChef Malaysia
Genre Cooking
Presented byMohd Johari Edrus
Zubir Bin Md.Zain
Adu Amran Hassan (Celebrity, Season 2)
Yahaya Bin Hassan (Boot-camp Season 1)
Priya Menon (Boot-camp season 1)
Mohd Nadzri Redzuawan (Season 1)
Opening themeImpian Rasa (Hazama & Fina)
Country of origin Malaysia
Original languageMalay
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes66
Original release
Network Astro Ria
Release22 October 2011 (2011-10-22) 
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)

MasterChef Malaysia is a cooking show based on the international MasterChef format. The show aired its first season on Astro Ria in 2011.

Contents

Season 1 (2011)

MasterChef Malaysia Season 1 is officially on 22 October 2011 to 8 January 2012 at 9:00 pm in Astro Ria. The first season introduces the jury of Mohd Johari Edrus (Chef Jo), Zubir Bin Md. Zain (Chef Zubir), and Mohd Nadzri Redzuawan (Chef Riz) while Yahaya Hassan Bin (Chef Yahaya) and Priya Menon (Chef Priya) jointly operate a boot-camp of the screening participants from 40 people to 24 participants MasterChef. Guest chefs including Norman Musa also took part in the series with a Celebrity Challenge.

This season has been crowned Ezani Farhana Md Monoto, a dentist, as the first champion.

Top 24

ContestantAgeStatesOccupationStatus
Ezani Farhana26 Selangor DentistWinner 8 January 2012
Wahidan Ag Supain42 Sabah FarmerRunner-up 8 January 2012
Amita Tan31 Melaka LawyerEliminated 4 January 2012
Arshad Zamir19 Selangor Student
Imelda Harris30 Sarawak Accessory designerEliminated 3 January 2012
Felix Tay24 Pulau Pinang Personal trainer
Ary Malik 40 Kuala Lumpur ActressEliminated 1 January 2012
Brian Chen25 Selangor AuditorEliminated 28 December 2011
Danial Firdaus18 Pulau Pinang StudentEliminated 25 December 2011
Shahriah Abdullah37 Johor NovelistEliminated 21 December 2011
Deena Nalisa26 Kelantan Project officerEliminated 18 December 2011
Azlina Shah29 Selangor FreelancerEliminated 14 December 2011
Saiful Alip26 Sabah Rubber tappersEliminated 11 December 2011
Zuraidah Zulfakar52 Perak Housewife
Kamaruzzaman Hasan45 Selangor Career counselorEliminated 4 December 2011
Zahin Othman21 Johor Product designerEliminated 30 November 2011
Raymond Clement28 Selangor Customer CareEliminated 27 November 2011
Nik Michael21 Selangor StudentEliminated 23 November 2011
Mastura Talib38 Selangor HousewifeEliminated 16 November 2011
Terrence Maarat35 Sabah Event plannerEliminated 13 November 2011
Siti Nur Azilah26 Kuala Lumpur IT consultantEliminated 9 November 2011
Hoe Hui Ting21 Kuala Lumpur GraduatesEliminated 6 November 2011
Zeri Zamri26 Selangor Fashion designerEliminated 5 November 2011
Azizah Zulkifli22 Kuala Lumpur StudentEliminated 2 November 2011

Season 2 (2012)

Masterchef Malaysia Season 2 is, as of June 2012, in the audition stage and is now on air Every Saturday to Thursday from 7:30–8 PM(Audition episodes between 8 till 13 September 2012) and 9:00 to 10:00 PM starting 15 September 2012(Top 24 Contestants) until 1 December 2012(Final) on Astro Ria.

After Season One, Mohd Nadzri Redzuawan (Chef Riz) did not return and was replaced by Chef Adu Amran Hassan since MasterChef Selebriti Malaysia started. UK-based Chef Norman Musa also made a return to the series for one episode.

This season has crowned Izyan Hani binti Mohd Izham, a geologist, as the winner.

Top 24

ContestantAgeStatesOccupationStatus
Izyan Hani25 Kuala Lumpur GeologistWinner
Ah Hong29 Sarawak ArchitectRunner Up
Fazrul Nizam (Along)18 Kuala Lumpur Public administration studentThird Place
Returned in Episode 51
Eliminated in Episode 23
Etiqah "Etiqa" Noorashikeen24 Sabah University graduateEliminated in Final Episode
Nurul Shazlina (Nina)31 Kedah DealerEliminated in Episode 70
Kasilah "Che' Lah" Paeng40 Johor Beauty advisorEliminated in Episode 69
Nora Ashikin26 Pahang Sports officerEliminated in Episode 68
Fizuan Syahnaz19 Johor Commerce studentEliminated in Episode 67
Ahmad Nuruddin (Dean)24 Kedah Homestay operatorEliminated in Episode 65
Khairul Ammar22 Selangor Aviation studentEliminated in Episode 62
Wan Nur Eda (Eida)24 Pulau Pinang Nursing studentEliminated in Episode 59
Mohamad Ismail29 Pulau Pinang Teacher
Hafiz Bukhari28 Perak StewardEliminated in Episode 53
Returned in Episode 51
Eliminated in Episode 32
Faizatul Azni25 Selangor Financial analystEliminated in Episode 47
Rosemah Ibrahim49 Negeri Sembilan Furniture contractorEliminated in Episode 44
Mohd Adlyzan (Adly)28 Pahang Health officerEliminated in Episode 42
Hamdu Joharis29 Pulau Pinang VIP driverEliminated in Episode 38
Wan Ilaika23 Selangor Journalism studentEliminated in Episode 35
Telson Roy26 Perak WaiterEliminated in Episode 29
Nur Atiqah23 Kuala Lumpur Former stewardessEliminated in Episode 26
Noor Zulaikha (Ikha)21 Pahang Phone shop assistantEliminated in Episode 20
Nur Shahida28 Sarawak DoctorEliminated in Episode 17
Lokman Nul Hakim (Akem)19 Selangor DealerEliminated in Episode 14
Ag Matzleinsah Addy24 Sabah Futsal player

Peti Saji Misteri: Peluang Kedua

For this season, the judges launched a mini comeback competition called 'Cabaran Peti Saji Misteri: Peluang Kedua'. It involves almost all participants who were eliminated in MasterChef Malaysia Season 2. After being eliminated, the contestant continued their journey as eliminee and the contestants in the running and judges would select one of them to return to the competition later. Along returned to the competition in episode 51 for having accumulated of the highest average score for his dish. However, Hafiz were given a second chance to also return to the competition.

OrderContestantResult
1AlongReturned to the competition
2HafizReturned to the competition
3AzniEliminated in Final Round
4IkhaEliminated in Final Round
5RosemahEliminated in Final Round
6AdlyEliminated in Second Round
7JoharisEliminated in Second Round
8IlaikhaEliminated in Second Round
9AddyEliminated in First Round
10AkemEliminated in First Round
11AtiqahEliminated in First Round

Top 10 Finalist

Izyan Hani (Izyan) (25 years old) is from Kuala Lumpur. Izyan is a graduate in Geology from a university in Canada. She loves kayaking and has worked on an oil rig prior to joining the competition. Among her favourite dishes are 'mac and cheese with chicken' and 'chicken roulade'. Izyan was announced as the winner on 1 December 2012 after competing with Ah Hong and Along in the season finale.

Ngui Yeong Hong (Ah Hong) (29 years old) is from Sarawak. He was the only Tiong Hoa participant in the season. He was a native of Sarawak has lived in Cardiff, United Kingdom for 7 years. This makes Ah Hong able to cook western dishes well. Ah Hong recently resigned as an architect in a firm wanted to further his ambitions in the culinary field. Ah Hong is the most underdog contestant of the season and the underdogness won the judges heart. Ah Hong was announced as the runner up on 1 December 2012.

Muhd Fazrul Nizam (Along) (18 years old) is from Kuala Lumpur. He is a taekwondo player in school and has represented the school at the national level. This young man may be deemed versatility of being able to do variety of jobs such as mechanics and fishing, he is also able to handle a knife properly. Along learned a lot about cooking from his mother and considers his mother as an idol in the culinary field, he wanted to prove that men like him are also able to cook with a nice par with the women out there. He was eliminated on episode 23 and returned to the competition in episode 51 along with Hafiz for having accumulated of the highest average score for his dish. He made it to final and came in third place.

Etiqah Siti Noorashikeen (Etiqa) (24 years old) is from Sabah. She is a post-graduate in Geology from the University Malaysia Sabah and have experience of working on an oil rig for several months before deciding to stop working. Although genius in academic, Etiqa also interested in various other activities such as cooking, karaoke and ATV riding. Her cooking influence is Chef Wan. She survived till final but was eliminated and came in fourth place.

Nurul Shazlina (Nina) (31 years old) is from Kedah. Nina interested in the culinary field since childhood and began making and selling cookies when she was in high school. She is the most quiet, shy and very easy to tears especially when telling stories about her 11-month-old baby. Her cooking influence is her mother. She was eliminated on episode 70, and came in fifth place.

Kasila Paeng (Che' Lah) (40 years old) is from Johor Bahru. The mother of four children, is a contractor and beauty consultant beauty salons conducted in her own house. For Che 'Lah, age is not a barrier to active work and at the same time still look beautiful and elegant. Her personal cooking influence is herself. She is the strongest contender of the season. She was eliminated on episode 69, and came in sixth place.

Nora Ashikin (Nora) (26 years ols) is from Pahang. She is one of the Malaysian Rugby Union players. Nora has also served as an officer in a private college sports. Nora just starting to learn to cook seriously two years ago, through television and the internet. Her cooking influence is from internet . She was eliminated on episode 68, and came in seventh place.

Muhd Fizuan Syahnaz (Fizuan) (19 years old) is from Johor Bahru. He also has a very interesting personality, funny and charming. The most sad thing ever happened in his life was when he had to accept the fact that his mother had died when he was 18 years old. His cooking influence is his mother. Among the specialties are taught by his mother is 'Sambal Bunga Kantan'. He was eliminated on episode 67 and came in eighth place.

Ahmad Nuruddin (Dean) (24 years old) is from Kedah. Passion for cooking since childhood makes him so deeply ingrained in the culinary field. Among his favourite cuisine often gets praise is 'Asam Pedas'. His cooking influence is authentic Malay. He is the first recipient of judges save of the season together with Izyan, saving both from elimination. He was eliminated on episode 65 and came in ninth place.

Khairul Ammar (Ammar) (22 years old) is from Selangor. Among the dishes are always cooked and always get requests from friends and family is, 'Milk Butter Chicken'. His cooking influence is his mother. He was fan's favourite of the season and impressed people after surviving most elimination with injured hand. He was the 16th finalist eliminated on episode 62 and came in tenth place.

Ujian Penyingkiran

Elimination chart

FemalesMalesTop 24Top 10Winner
Top 3SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated
Stage:Semi-FinalsFinal Week
Week:50 Episodes3/143/213/284/44/114/184/25
PlaceContestantResult
1Izyan HaniTop 10Bottom 3Winner
2Ngui Yeong HongTop 10Runner Up
3Muhd Fazrul NizamTop 10Top 32nd Runner Up
4Etiqah NoorashikeenTop 10Top 3Bottom 2Elim
5Nurul ShazlinaTop 10Bottom 3Bottom 2Elim
6Kasilah PaengTop 10Top 3Elim
7Nora AshikinTop 10Bottom 3Elim
8Fizuan SyahnazTop 10Bottom 2Bottom 3Elim
9Ahmad NuruddinTop 10Elim
10Khairul Ammar Top 10Elim
11–24Wan Nur EdaTop 24
Mohamad Ismail
Hafiz Bukhari
Faizatul Azni Muridan
Rosemah Ibrahim
Mohd Adlyzan
Hamdu Joharis
Wan Ilaika
Telson Roy
Nur Atiqah Anuar
Noor Zulaikha Abas
Nur Shahida Wahab
Lokman Nul Hakim
Ag Matzleinsah

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