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2026 Canadian National Cup Tasters Championship

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PrelimQFSFFinal

2026-03-21 · Calgary, AB

🥇Ply Pasarj8/8 · 2:49
🥈Nelson Phu5/8 · 3:25
🥉Qian Li4/8 · 2:51
Final3 competitors ✓

1 perfect 8/8 · Ply Pasarj leads 2:49

Competitors

3

Perfect 8/8

1

Fastest 8/8

2:49

Ply Pasarj

Avg / Median

5.7 / 5

out of 8

Avg Time

3:02

all competitors

Round Summary

Ply Pasarj was the only perfect scorer (8/8)

Times ranged from 2:49 to 3:25

Insights

1 of 3 competitors (33%) scored a perfect 8/8

Sets 3, 6 were tied for hardest — only 33% correct

Fastest perfect score: Ply Pasarj at 2:49

Set Difficulty

Set 1
100%Easiest
Set 2
67%
Set 3
33%Hardest
Set 4
67%
Set 5
67%
Set 6
33%Hardest
Set 7
100%Easiest
Set 8
100%Easiest

Full Set Breakdown

1
Ply Pasarj
4:153:244:232:49
8/82:49
2
Nelson Phu
2:452:374:303:25
5/83:25
3
Qian Li
5:374:382:282:51
4/82:51
Semi-Final9 competitors ✓

2 perfect 8/8 · Ply Pasarj leads 4:23

Competitors

9

Perfect 8/8

2

Fastest 8/8

4:23

Ply Pasarj

Avg / Median

6.7 / 7

out of 8

Avg Time

4:14

all competitors

Score Distribution

8/8
2 (22%)
7/8
3 (33%)
6/8
3 (33%)
5/8
1 (11%)

Average Time by Score

8/84:27n=2
7/84:28n=3
6/83:47n=3
5/84:25n=1

Insights

2 of 9 competitors (22%) scored a perfect 8/8

Sets 5, 7 were tied for hardest — only 44% correct

Fastest perfect score: Ply Pasarj at 4:23

Set Difficulty

Set 1
100%Easiest
Set 2
100%Easiest
Set 3
100%Easiest
Set 4
89%
Set 5
44%Hardest
Set 6
89%
Set 7
44%Hardest
Set 8
100%Easiest

Full Set Breakdown

1
Ply Pasarj
4:153:244:232:49
8/84:23
2
Nelson Phu
2:452:374:303:25
8/84:30
3
Qian Li
5:374:382:282:51
7/82:28
4
Changoo Lee
4:393:413:52
7/83:52
5
Jeannie Lee
4:173:547:04
7/87:04
6
Paprik Liu
3:493:482:21
6/82:21
7
Kobe Fock
5:103:453:19
6/83:19
8
Gowan Kim
5:503:565:41
6/85:41
9
Nana Hirohata
4:433:554:25
5/84:25
Quarter-Final18 competitors ✓

8 perfect 8/8 · Nelson Phu leads 2:37

Competitors

18

Perfect 8/8

8

Fastest 8/8

2:37

Nelson Phu

Avg / Median

6.8 / 7

out of 8

Avg Time

3:54

all competitors

Score Distribution

8/8
8 (44%)
7/8
2 (11%)
6/8
6 (33%)
5/8
1 (6%)
4/8
1 (6%)

Average Time by Score

8/83:44n=8
7/83:46n=2
6/84:06n=6
5/83:40n=1
4/84:25n=1

Insights

8 of 18 competitors (44%) scored a perfect 8/8

Set 1 was the hardest — only 67% correct

AB sent the most competitors (7)

Fastest perfect score: Nelson Phu at 2:37

Competitors scoring 7-8/8 were 18s faster on average than those scoring 5-6/8

Set Difficulty

Set 1
67%Hardest
Set 2
94%
Set 3
72%
Set 4
100%Easiest
Set 5
83%
Set 6
72%
Set 7
100%Easiest
Set 8
94%

Full Set Breakdown

1
Nelson Phu
2:452:374:303:25
8/82:37
2
Ply Pasarj
4:153:244:232:49
8/83:24
3
Changoo Lee
4:393:413:52
8/83:41
4
Paprik Liu
3:493:482:21
8/83:48
5
Jeannie Lee
4:173:547:04
8/83:54
6
Nana Hirohata
4:433:554:25
8/83:55
7
Gowan Kim
5:503:565:41
8/83:56
8
Qian Li
5:374:382:282:51
8/84:38
9
Kobe Fock
5:103:453:19
7/83:45
10
Jair Garduno
4:033:47
7/83:47
11
Damian Wolf
4:203:23
6/83:23
12
Charlene Zhao
6:063:38
6/83:38
13
Hiu Yu Wong
5:273:57
6/83:57
14
Michelle Ocfemia
6:324:03
6/84:03
15
Tsz Leung Cheng
6:214:32
6/84:32
16
Lexi Wan
5:485:02
6/85:02
17
Steely Cao
4:403:40
5/83:40
18
Helen Hui
4:504:25
4/84:25
Preliminary72 competitors ✓

23 perfect 8/8 · Nelson Phu leads 2:45

Competitors

72

Perfect 8/8

23

Fastest 8/8

2:45

Nelson Phu

Avg / Median

6.3 / 6

out of 8

Avg Time

5:26

all competitors

Score Distribution

8/8
23 (32%)
7/8
10 (14%)
6/8
21 (29%)
5/8
11 (15%)
4/8
3 (4%)
3/8
2 (3%)
2/8
1 (1%)
0/8
1 (1%)

Average Time by Score

8/85:24n=23
7/85:13n=10
6/85:35n=21
5/85:26n=11
4/84:56n=3
3/85:00n=2
2/86:17n=1
0/86:16n=1

Insights

23 of 72 competitors (32%) scored a perfect 8/8

Set 7 was the hardest — only 60% correct

AB sent the most competitors (31)

Fastest perfect score: Nelson Phu at 2:45

Competitors scoring 7-8/8 were 11s faster on average than those scoring 5-6/8

Set Difficulty

Set 1
85%
Set 2
83%
Set 3
82%
Set 4
81%
Set 5
88%Easiest
Set 6
76%
Set 7
60%Hardest
Set 8
75%

Full Set Breakdown

1
Nelson Phu
2:452:374:303:25
8/82:45
2
Paprik Liu
3:493:482:21
8/83:49
3
Jair Garduno
4:033:47
8/84:03
4
Ply Pasarj
4:153:244:232:49
8/84:15
5
Jeannie Lee
4:173:547:04
8/84:17
6
Damian Wolf
4:203:23
8/84:20
7
Changoo Lee
4:393:413:52
8/84:39
8
Steely Cao
4:403:40
8/84:40
9
Nana Hirohata
4:433:554:25
8/84:43
10
Helen Hui
4:504:25
8/84:50
11
Kobe Fock
5:103:453:19
8/85:10
12
Hiu Yu Wong
5:273:57
8/85:27
13
Qian Li
5:374:382:282:51
8/85:37
14
Lexi Wan
5:485:02
8/85:48
15
Gowan Kim
5:503:565:41
8/85:50
16
Charlene Zhao
6:063:38
8/86:06
17
Tsz Leung Cheng
6:214:32
8/86:21
18
Michelle Ocfemia
6:324:03
8/86:32
198/86:51
208/86:53
228/87:04
238/87:10
247/83:28
257/83:31
267/83:53
277/85:11
287/85:33
297/85:38
307/85:47
317/85:50
327/86:16
337/87:02
346/82:47
366/83:56
386/84:56
406/85:14
426/85:40
436/85:41
456/85:50
466/85:51
476/85:51
486/85:54
496/86:08
516/86:29
526/86:55
546/87:50
565/83:56
585/84:46
625/86:19
645/86:31
655/86:39
674/84:53
684/85:43
703/85:16
712/86:17
720/86:16
Full Tournament Ranking72 competitors
18/82:49
Final
25/83:25
Final
34/82:51
Final
47/83:52
Semi-Final
57/87:04
Semi-Final
66/82:21
Semi-Final
76/83:19
Semi-Final
86/85:41
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
107/83:47
Quarter-Final
116/83:23
Quarter-Final
126/83:38
Quarter-Final
136/83:57
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
166/85:02
Quarter-Final
175/83:40
Quarter-Final
184/84:25
Quarter-Final
198/86:51
Preliminary
208/86:53
Preliminary
Preliminary
228/87:04
Preliminary
238/87:10
Preliminary
247/83:28
Preliminary
257/83:31
Preliminary
267/83:53
Preliminary
277/85:11
Preliminary
287/85:33
Preliminary
297/85:38
Preliminary
307/85:47
Preliminary
317/85:50
Preliminary
327/86:16
Preliminary
337/87:02
Preliminary
346/82:47
Preliminary
Preliminary
366/83:56
Preliminary
Preliminary
386/84:56
Preliminary
Preliminary
406/85:14
Preliminary
Preliminary
426/85:40
Preliminary
436/85:41
Preliminary
Preliminary
456/85:50
Preliminary
466/85:51
Preliminary
476/85:51
Preliminary
486/85:54
Preliminary
496/86:08
Preliminary
Preliminary
516/86:29
Preliminary
526/86:55
Preliminary
Preliminary
546/87:50
Preliminary
Preliminary
565/83:56
Preliminary
Preliminary
585/84:46
Preliminary
Preliminary
Preliminary
Preliminary
625/86:19
Preliminary
Preliminary
645/86:31
Preliminary
655/86:39
Preliminary
Preliminary
674/84:53
Preliminary
684/85:43
Preliminary
Preliminary
703/85:16
Preliminary
712/86:17
Preliminary
720/86:16
Preliminary

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