Here are the winners of the 2022 International Pizza Challenge:
Pizza Maker of the Year: Carmine Candito – Pizzeria O’Munaciello, Miami, FL
Best of the Best: Federico De Silvestri – Verona, Italy
Non-Traditional Division:
1st Marco Tavani – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (15.10 points)
2nd Michael Vakneen – Pop Up Pizza, Las Vegas, NV (14.73 points)
3rd Jay Hansji – Pizza Buzz, Fort Worth, TX (14.22 points)
Traditional Division:
1st Joe Carlucci – Valentina’s Pizzeria and Wine Bar, Madison, Alabama (11.19)
2nd Sean Dempsey – Dempsey’s Brewery Pub, Aberdeen, SD (11.17)
3rd Oscar Venegas – Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco, CA (11.03)
Pan Division:
1st Kenneth MacFawn – White Rabbit Gastropub, Frederick, MD (46.89 points)
2nd Charlie Webb – Hudson & Packard, Poughkeepsie, NY(45.85 points)
3rd Adam Sachs – Toscano Brothers Bakery, Corte Madera, CA (45.71 points)
Pizza Napoletana Division:
1st Carmine Candito – Pizzeria O’Munaciello, Miami, FL (75.9)
2nd Guiseppe Cutaro (75.6)
3rd Vincenzo Capuano – Pizzeria Vincenzo Capuano, Napoli, Italy (75.2)
Non-Traditional Division Regional Winners:
International
1st Marco Tavani – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain – 15.10
2nd Allison Leroux – Amadio’s, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – 14.15
3rd Giorgio Sorce – Sitari di Filippo, Agrigento, Italy – 10.92
Mid-American
1st Paul Cataldo -Bruno’s Pizza, Mishawaka, IN – 14.16
2nd Brian Hall – Crafters Pizza & Drafthouse, Carmel, IN – 14.00
3rd Briana Flanagan – Brooklyn’s Best Pizza & Pasta, Las Vegas, NV – 13.55
Northwest
1st Niles Peacock – Niles Peacock Kitchen & Bar, Edmonds, WA – 13.34
2nd Emily Pray – Swiftfired Pizza Co., Cle Elium, WA – 12.10
3rd Harry Galer – Righteous Slice, Rexburg, ID – 11.98
Northeast
1st Ed Stalewski – Eddie’s Pizza, Allison Park, PA – 13.55
2nd Adam Hatfield – White Rabbit Gastropub, Frederick, MD – 12.94
3rd Patricia Taylor – Taylor’s Neighborhood Pizza, Edicott, NY – 12.77
Southeast
1st Fabio Ferrari The Pizza Band, Hollywood, FL – 13.73
2nd Nick Fremin – Reginelli’s Pizzeria, New Orleans, LA – 12.81
3rd David Emrich – Emricci Pizzeria, Locust, NC – 12.71
Southwest
1st Michael Vakneen – Pop Up Pizza, Las Vegas, NV – 14.73
2nd Jay Hansji – Pizza Buzz, Fort Worth, TX – 14.22
3rd Leah Scurto – PizzaLeah, Winsor, CA 13.86
Traditional Division Regional Winners:
International
1st Joe Leroux – Amadio’s, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada – 10.45
2nd Anthony Taverniti – Ristorante Rosina, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – 9.55
3rd Andy Huynh – Cowabunga Pizzeria, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – 9.25
Mid-American
1st Ashley Vernon – Ollie’s Pepperoni Cannoli, De Pere, WI – 10.21
2nd Michael Wolf – The Lamb & The Wolf, Yuba City, CA -10.13
3rd Michael Baldwin – Testabarra, McComb, MI – 9.95
Northwest
1st Sean Dempsey – Dempsey’s Brewery Pub, Aberdeen, SD – 11.17
2nd Bill Crawford – Righteous Slice, Rexburg, ID – 10.11
3rd Pasquale Di Maio – Vesuvios, Hamel, MN – 9.73
Northeast
1st Cody Shepherd – White Rabbit Gastropub, Frederick, MD – 10.83
2nd Michael Testa – Jersey Pizza Boys, Avenel, NJ – 10.80
3rd John Vigliotti – 10.62
Southeast
1st Joseph Carlucci – Valentina’s Pizzeria and Wine Bar, Madison, AL – 11.19
2nd Drew French – Your Pie, Athens, GA – 10.78
3rd Charlie Emrich – Emricci Pizzeria, Locust, NC – 10.47
Southwest
1st Oscar Venegas – Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco, CA – 11.03
2nd Kira Zabrowski – Much Ado About Pizza, Livermore, CA – 10.85
3rd Claudia Rivas – Joyride Pizza, Sloughhouse, CA – 10.77
American Tandem Division
1st Murrieta/Garcia – 113
2nd Troiano/Cataldo – 112
3rd Miller/Larose – 106
Italian Tandem Division
1st Guillio Aurelio – 105.59
2nd Anna Crucit Team – 99.25
3rd Hector Morales Team – 98.95
