Winners of the 2022 World Tapas Championship:

The winner was United Arab Emirates with the tapa 'Cijara Baba Ganoush' by chef Lendl Pereira from Hyat Centric restaurant. In second place, the tapa 'Ash dog' by chef Yee Tak Frederick Wong from Rte. Poni in New Zealand was chosen, and the third place went to 'Mar y Montaña' by chef James Russell from the United Kingdom's Mitchells & Butlers restaurant. The honorable mentions of the World Championship were awarded to 'Mordisco Atlántico,' a Portuguese proposal by chef Joana Duarte (Restaurant Pao con Canela), as the most traditional tapa; 'Salbut criollo,' the pincho by Alberto San José (Habanero Taquería, Valladolid), the Spanish winner of the 2021 National Competition, for the best tapa concept, and 'Ceviche de salmón' from Australia, created by Amber Heaton (Restaurant Cucina Vino), as the most avant-garde tapa.

Ganador:
Emiratos Árabes
Cijara Baba Ganoush
(Lendl Pereira de Rte. Hyatt Centric)

Segundo premio:
Nueva Zelanda
Ash Dog
(Yee Tak Frederick Wong de Rte. Poni)

Tercer premio:
Reino Unido
Mar y Montaña
(James Russell Kirkwood de Rte. Mitchells & Butlers)

Accésit a la tapa más tradicional:
Portugal
Mordisco atlántico
(Joana Duarte de Rte. Pão de Canela)

Accésit al mejor concepto de tapa:
España
Salbut criollo
(Alejandro San José, de Rte. Habanero Taquería)

Accésit a la tapa más vanguardista:
Australia
Ceviche de salmón
(Amber Heaton de Rte. Cucina Vino)