# MasterChef Thailand season 6

MasterChef Thailand (season 6) is the sixth season of MasterChef Thailand, the Thai version of the competitive reality TV series MasterChef. The show premiered on Channel 7 on June 11, 2023. Pasan Svastivatana [th], Kwantip Devakula [th] and Pongtawat Chalermkittichai all returned as judges in this season. Piyathida Mittiraroch also returned as the host.
Applications for contestants of the fifth season were opened on February 28, 2023, ending at April 7, 2023, with one of the additional requirements being that auditionees must not have more than 3 months worth of cookery education (courses in individual dishes are still allowed)

## Contestants

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Status |
| Valasura Na Lampang (Zetrong) | 36 | Bangkok | Legal advisor | Winner on October 8 |
| Araya Siri (Gig) | 34 | Chiang Mai | Government officer | Runner-Up on October 8 |
| Wasurat Kaewwichit (Satang) | 18 | Bangkok | Student/Junior Season 1 Contestant | Runner-Up on October 8 |
| Natthaphon Prathumsrisakorn (Heng) | 30 | Samut Sakhon | Lecturer | Eliminated on October 1 |
| Pinsuda Sungthong (Bell) | 29 | Bangkok | Business owner | Eliminated on October 1 |
| Thamanawan Setapura (Kabmooh) | 27 | Bangkok | Business owner | Eliminated on October 1 |
| Titthipong Sriwilai (Aue) | 32 | Phetchabun | Influencer | Eliminated on September 10 |
| Pornwipa Naksakul (Moh) | 33 | Nonthaburi | Art teacher | Eliminated on September 3 |
| Natchapol Prakobna (Giant) | 29 | Sakon Nakhon | Pad Thai seller | Eliminated on August 27 |
| Ronnakorn Hengsakulwat (Q) | 27 | Bangkok | Employee | Eliminated on August 27 |
| Hussani Aadman (Rita) | 21 | Yara | Student | Eliminated on August 13 |
| Waipop Yodsawaeng (Pob) | 25 | Bangkok | Online food delivery driver | Eliminated on August 6 |
| Kobkrit Kasetsart (Toy) | 59 | Prachin Buri | Farmer | Eliminated on July 30 |
| Awirut Meksuwan (Bomb) | 34 | Bangkok | Steward | Eliminated on July 23 |
| Prichayaon Junkajorn (Plabpluem) | 19 | Samut Sakhon | Student | Eliminated on July 16 |
| Nawarat Suwannasin (Ploy) | 20 | Bangkok | Student | Eliminated on July 9 |
| Laiat Krongthong (Eat) | 71 | Nonthaburi | Business owner | Eliminated on June 25 |

## Elimination table

| Place | Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestant | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10/11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 16-17 |
| 1 | Zetrong | WIN | HIGH | WIN | PT | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | PT | WIN | IMM | IMM | WINNER |
| 2 | Gig | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | PT | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IMM | RUNNERS-UP |
| 2 | Satang | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IN | PT | IN | PT | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | PT | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | RUNNERS-UP |
| 4 | Heng | HIGH | IN | IMM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | |
| 4 | Bell | IN | IN | IN | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | PT | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |
| 4 | Kabmooh | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | PT | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | PT | IN | IN | ELIM | |
| 7 | Aue | HIGH | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | PT | LOW | HIGH | PT | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | | |
| 8 | Moh | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | PT | IN | IN | IN | PT | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Giant | IN | IN | IN | PT | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Q | IN | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rita | LOW | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | PT | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pob | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Toy | IN | IN | IN | PT | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bomb | IN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Plabpluem | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ploy | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Eat | 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 Invention 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 didn't win.
    (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
    (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
    (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.
    (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team challenge and competed in the Pressure test.
    (PT) The cook didn't have to compete in the Team challenge but competed in the Pressure test.
    (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team challenge, did not compete in the Pressure test, and advanced.
    (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, but wasn't the last person to advance.
    (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and the last person to advance.
    (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

## Episodes
### Episode 1-3: Qualifying Rounds

* Original airdates: 11, 18, & 25 July 2023
30 contestants started the competition, but only 5 will win the apron on the first round. The challenge in this round is to make one type of chili paste and serve it with blanched vegetables. In the first round, Eat, Zetrong, Rita, Bomb, & Gig won their aprons.
The remaining 25 contestants must compete in this round in a giant mystery box containing two items: a clay pot and a brazier. The challenge in the competition is curry served with rice cooked in a clay pot. In this round, only 4 will win the aprons. Giant, Q, Plabpluem, & Toy all won their aprons.
Because Yin Yin withdrew on the last round, 20 contestants remain. Using a pan, the contestants need to make a fried Thai food. In this round, only 3 will win the aprons. Bell, Heng, & Satang all won their aprons.
In the fourth & final round, the remaining 17 contestants are challenged to create Thai ingredients into a master chef level menu with the main ingredients, local fish. The types of fishes include catfish, snakehead fish, tilapia and pangasius. In this round, only 2 will win the last aprons. Ploy & Aue won their aprons.
After the last round, the judges decided to give 3 more aprons. They chose Kabmooh, Moh, & Pob.

### Episode 3

* Original airdate: 25 July 2023
Elimination challenge: Thai Samrap
Original dish: The panaeng curry should have a beautiful, oily taste, the curry paste's texture should be soft, and all the elements go together.
* Three best dishes: Zetrong, Heng, & Aue
* Time: 60 minutes
* Three best dishes: Zetrong, Heng, & Aue
* Winner: Zetrong
* Bottom three: Rita, Gig, & Eat
* Eliminated: Eat