Papa's Next Chefs 2017

The Papa's Next Chefs 2017 tournament is the seventh Next Chefs tournament to name the chefs for a future Papa Louie restaurant time-management game.



Introduction
Hey Everyone!

It’s that time of the year again for the 7th annual… Papa’s Next Chefs 2017!

As some of you may know, the Papa’s Next Chef tournament is a yearly challenge where you, the fans, get to choose who will be working at Papa’s next restaurant! We will be showcasing 2 battles each week, one for the guys position and one for the girls position. The winners of each week move on to the next round and one step closer to becoming Papa’s Next Chefs!

This year we have the Honeydew Division, the Taro Division, the Hakuto Division, and the Iyokan Division. Let’s get this party started!

Rounds 1/2
1A/1B: Monday, May 1, 2017 - Wednesday, May 3, 2017  2A/2B: Thursday, May 4, 2017 - Sunday, May 7, 2017 
 * 1A: Carlo Romano 4,873 vs. Greg 2,010
 * 1B: Skyler 2,504 vs. Trishna 4,371 votes
 * 2A: Robby 5,449 vs. Deano 4,507
 * 2B: Cherissa 4,345 vs. Koilee 5,713

Division Finals
3A/3B: Monday, May 29, 2017 - Wednesday, May 31, 2017


 * 3A: Carlo Romano vs. Robby
 * 3B: Trishna vs. Koilee

Rounds 1/2
1A/1B: Monday, May 15, 2017 - Wednesday, May 17, 2017  2A/2B: Thursday, May 18, 2017 - Sunday, May 21, 2017 
 * 1A: Duke Gotcha 2,755 vs. Hacky Zak 4,644
 * 1B: Sasha 2,746 vs. Sienna 4,667
 * 2A: Connor 3,892 vs. Brody 5,908
 * 2B: Mindy 4,241 vs. Ripley 5,591

Division Finals
3A/3B: Monday, June 5, 2017 - Wednesday, June 7, 2017


 * 3A: Hacky Zak vs. Brody
 * 3B: Sienna vs. Ripley

Rounds 1/2
1A/1B: Monday, May 8, 2017 - Wednesday, May 10, 2017  2A/2B: Thursday, May 11, 2017 - Sunday, May 14, 2017 
 * 1A: Wylan B 4,544 vs. Johnny 3,293
 * 1B: Ivy 4,123 vs. Kayla 3,703
 * 2A: Iggy 3,484 vs. Hugo 5,711
 * 2B: Janana 3,041 vs. Perri 6,293

Division Finals
3A/3B: Thursday, June 1, 2017 - Sunday, June 4, 2017


 * 3A: Wylan B vs. Hugo
 * 3B: Ivy vs. Perri

Rounds 1/2
1A/1B: Monday, May 22, 2017 - Wednesday, May 24, 2017  2A/2B: Thursday, May 25, 2017 - Sunday, May 28, 2017
 * 1A: Gremmie vs. Kenji
 * 1B: Akari vs. Zoe


 * 2A: Allan vs. Wally
 * 2B: Sue vs. Lisa

Division Finals
3A/3B: Thursday, June 8, 2017 - Sunday, June 11, 2017


 * 3A:
 * 3B:

Semi-Finals
4A/4B: Monday, June 12, 2017 - Wednesday, June 14, 2017

5A/5B: Thursday, June 15, 2017 - Sunday, June 18, 2017
 * 4A: (Honeydew Division Winner M) vs. (Taro Division Winner M)
 * 4B: (Taro Division Winner F) vs. (Honeydew Division Winner F)


 * 5A: (Hakuto Division Winner M) vs. (Iyokan Division Winner M)
 * 5B: (Iyokan Division Winner F) vs. (Hakuto Division Winner F)

Grand Finals
6A/6B: Monday, June 19, 2017 - Sunday, June 25, 2017


 * 6A:
 * 6B:

Trivia

 * The names and icons used for the divisions for this year's PNC are based on flavored teas from Papa's Sushiria.
 * This is the first time Koilee, Wylan B and Ripley are competing in this tournament.
 * This is the first time since 2014 that Skyler is competing in this tournament.
 * This is the second time Johnny lost in the first round.
 * This is the first time Hugo won at least one round.
 * This is the second year Carlo and Robby are facing in the Division Finals (Carlo beat Robby in Kiwi Division Finals on PNC 2016).
 * This is the first time a customer that was introduced in an app game competed in a Papa's Next Chefs tournament, which is Ripley.