Who Are the Final Four Pizzas in The Beijing Pizza Cup?

Well, it’s been a long, hard-fought battle that saw many a good pizza meet an honorable and distinguished end. But like any struggle for supremacy, there can be but one victor, and while we won’t actually know who that is until the Final Four Taste-Off this Saturday, Dec 19 at Boxing Cat Brewery, we do know who will be competing. Of the 100 pizza purveyors to enter the Thunderdome – nay, Thunderoven – Pizza Saporita, Bottega, Great Leap Brewing, and Q Mex emerged best in class.

If you’re anything like us, you’ve been watching with bated breath as some of the biggest names in Beijing’s pizza scene went head to head. We gasped as reigning champ Pizza Saporita narrowly put down Annie’s and stared wide-eyed as previous title winner Bottega rose like a Phoenix from the ashes to oust three-time champ Gung Ho. Meanwhile, in a brewer-meets-brewer battle royale, Great Leap outlasted Jing-A, and Q Mex once again proved that they’re more than just a Tex-Mex restaurant when they edged past Pie Squared.

Bottega and Great Leap face off…

…against Pizza Saporita and Q Mex

Now, it’s easy to miss certain bits of information when you’re knee-deep in holiday concerts, school parties, and vacation planning but remember: the only way to vote in the Final Four is to be present at Boxing Cat Brewery on Saturday, Dec 19. Moreover, there will be absolutely no tickets available at the door. We have but a few left – we’re talking like five tables of six seats each – so if you want to play a pivotal part in the outcome of 2020’s most consequential election, then you’re going to need to scan the QR code in the poster below and book a table, like, yesterday.

But seriously, book one today, before all the tables are gone. You don’t have to have all six seats filled when you reserve; it’s a great present for a friend or two to invite them to your table!

You will not only cast the deciding vote; look at the cool pizza and Beijinger swag you also get to take home — along with a full belly of delicious pizza pie from our Final Four!

As for those of you who bought tickets already, if you want to confirm your details, scan this QR code and start priming your stomach for the tastiest taste off this side of the Yangtze River.

Get all your ticket details right here

Whether your top choice didn’t make the cut, you haven’t tried one of the finalists, or you simply want to support the runners-up in their time of need, a great way to do all of those things is by pulling up your JSS Delivery App and placing an order. More than just the lovely sponsor of all things Pizza Cup 2020, JSS Delivery is in fact our go-to bilingual grocery and restaurant delivery service.

Pizza Cup Cat

Now for a bit more fun. It wouldn’t be a proper internet-based Pizza Cup without two very important things: pizza, of course, and cats, the only reason the internet exists! As such, we asked you to caption this image:

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Some of the best responses were:

And you wonder why I bring you dead mice for supper.

At least it’s not durian

Enough with the pineapple

Hawaiian? I’d rather lick my own butt

I have a cat, I have a Pizza… Pineapple

My face when the Grilled Mouse and Pineapple pizza comes with ham instead

Pineapple?!? Who do you think I am? The dog?

This is a good slice of pizza…to poop on!

This isn’t anchovies!!!

You gonna eat the crust?

KEEP READING ALL THE SURVEY RESPONSES AT the Beijinger‘s Final Four announcement.

Photos: the Beijinger