Rice Master Taiwan, China 2017 Lu family cousins champion, 18-year-old Chen Chengli third place

The 2017 Taiwan Rice Master Championship results are in: the Taiwan Good Rice category was won by Lu Li-wen, a farmer from Bade District, Taoyuan City; the Taiwan Organic Rice category was won by Lu Li-yang, a farmer from Xinwu District, Taoyuan City. Coincidentally, the two are actually cousins, and both won with Taoyuan No. 3. In addition, Chen Cheng-li, an 18-year-old farmer from Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, took third place in the Taiwan Good Rice category on his first attempt this year.

Full list of finalists

The finalists in the Taiwan Organic Rice category of this competition include: Koshihikari rice grown by Chen Wen-huan of Yuanli Township, Miaoli County; Koshihikari rice grown by Hsu Shih-lin of Yuanli Township, Miaoli County; Taichung No. 192 grown by Cheng Tseng-nan of Dajia District, Taichung City; Tainung No. 71 grown by Chen Ming-hsiang of Waipu District, Taichung City; Tainan No. 16 grown by Kuo Ming-yuan of Yunlin County; Kaohsiung No. 145 grown by Chen Heng-tung of Hengchun Township, Pingtung County; and Kaohsiung No. 147 grown by Li Yeh-jung of Chishang Township, Taitung County.

The finalists in the Taiwan Good Rice category include: Taoyuan No. 3 grown by Wu Chan-hsin of Xinwu District, Taoyuan City; Tainung No. 71 grown by Liu Tsun-cheng of Citong Township, Yunlin County; Tainan No. 16 grown by Tsai Wen-yuan of Linnei Township, Yunlin County; Tainung No. 71 grown by Chang Shen-chuan of Houbi District, Tainan City; Taikeng No. 2 grown by Tseng Ming-pao of the Yuxi area, Hualien County; Tainung No. 71 grown by Chang Te-lung of Fuli Township, Hualien County; and Kaohsiung No. 147 grown by Wu Sheng-chi of Guanshan Township, Taitung County.