Marc Murphy

Guy Fieri presides over tense battles as six new chefs fight desperately to advance out of the first round of the Tournament of Champions.

Chopped judges are ready for anything. Marc Murphy's "chef cam" shows a new angle, breakfast unites the boys until Ted Allen throws ingredients at Scott Conant, and Maneet Chauhan's title of Maestro of Spice is put on the line.

Chopped comes knocking on Bobby Flay's door when Ted Allan and Marc Murphy bring in champions Seis Kamimura and Demetrio Zavala for another shot at taking Bobby down.

Host Guy Fieri reveals the seeds and matchups to all 32 chefs before kicking off round one with four one-on-one sudden death battles. Four chefs will move on to round two, and four will be going home to train for next year.

Chopped judges try to tame sugary kid favorites. Churros and champagne figure as Alex Guarnaschelli and Marc Murphy tackle celebrity tournament ingredients. Once Scott Conant perfects his hair, he takes on a whole suckling pig.