The Nongshim Cup is a Go competition played between three teams representing China, Japan, and South Korea. The competition was created in 1999 and is held annually. It is officially named the Nongshim Shin Ramyun Cup World Baduk Championship, and sponsored by Nongshim, a South Korean food company.
Format and rules
Each team consists of five players. On each day of competition, a single game is played. After each game, the losing player is eliminated and the winning player continues to the next game. The last team with players remaining wins the competition.
The scheduling of the games is divided into three stages in different locations. Four games are played in the first stage, five games in the second stage, and up to five games (as necessary) in the third stage.
The winning team's prize is 500 million Korean won (approximately $340,000 USD), raised in 2016 from the previous 200 million Korean won.[1] Players receive a 3 million won match fee for each game played. Players with a winning streak of at least 3 games also receive a 10 million won prize for each win beginning with the third.[2]
Past winners
| Edition | Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999–2000 |  South Korea 6–4 |
 China 4–5 |
 Japan 4–5 |
| 2nd | 2000–2001 | South Korea 7–4 |
Japan 4–5 |
China 3–5 |
| 3rd | 2001–2002 | South Korea 6–4 |
China 7–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 4th | 2002–2003 | South Korea 6–4 |
China 6–5 |
Japan 2–5 |
| 5th | 2003–2004 | South Korea 5–4 |
Japan 6–5 |
China 3–5 |
| 6th | 2004–2005 | South Korea 6–4 |
China 4–5 |
Japan 4–5 |
| 7th | 2005–2006 | Japan 6–4 |
South Korea 5–5 |
China 3–5 |
| 8th | 2006–2007 | South Korea 6–4 |
China 6–5 |
Japan 2–5 |
| 9th | 2007–2008 | China 7–3 |
South Korea 4–5 |
Japan 2–5 |
| 10th | 2008–2009 | South Korea 7–3 |
China 5–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 11th | 2009–2010 | South Korea 6–4 |
China 6–5 |
Japan 2–5 |
| 12th | 2010–2011 | South Korea 7–3 |
China 4–5 |
Japan 2–5 |
| 13th | 2011–2012 | China 8–4 |
South Korea 6–5 |
Japan 0–5 |
| 14th | 2012–2013 | South Korea 6–4 |
China 7–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 15th | 2013–2014 | China 8–4 |
South Korea 5–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 16th | 2014–2015 | China 6–3 |
South Korea 4–5 |
Japan 3–5 |
| 17th | 2015–2016 | China 5–4 |
South Korea 5–5 |
Japan 4–5 |
| 18th | 2016–2017 | China 8–1 |
South Korea 2–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 19th | 2017–2018 | South Korea 8–3 |
China 5–5 |
Japan 0–5 |
| 20th | 2018–2019 | China 8–1 |
South Korea 2–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 21st | 2019–2020 | China 8–4 |
South Korea 5–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 22nd | 2020–2021 | South Korea 7–3 |
China 4–5 |
Japan 2–5 |
| 23rd | 2021–2022 | South Korea 6–4 |
Japan 5–5 |
China 3–5 |
| 24th | 2022–2023 | South Korea 7–4 |
China 6–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 25th | 2023–2024 | South Korea 6–4 |
China 7–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 26th | 2024–2025 | South Korea 7–4 |
China 6–5 |
Japan 1–5 |
| 27th | 2025–2026 | South Korea 6–4 |
Japan 4–5 |
China 4–5 |
By nation
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
18 | 9 |
| China |
8 | 14 |
| Japan |
1 | 4 |
Detailed results
18th Nongshim Cup (2016–2017)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-27 | Ichiriki Ryo | Lee Sedol |
| 2 | 2016-09-28 | Fan Tingyu | Ichiriki Ryo |
| 3 | 2016-09-29 | Lee Dong-hoon | |
| 4 | 2016-09-30 | Cho U | |
| 5 | 2016-11-25 | Kang Dong-yun | |
| 6 | 2016-11-26 | Kono Rin | |
| 7 | 2016-11-27 | Kim Ji-seok | |
| 8 | 2016-11-28 | Murakawa Daisuke | |
| 9 | 2016-11-29 | Park Junghwan | Fan Tingyu |
| 10 | 2017-02-21 | Iyama Yuta | |
| 11 | 2017-02-22 | Fan Yunruo | Park Junghwan |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Ke Jie, Tuo Jiaxi, Lian Xiao
19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-19 | Shin Min-jun | Fan Tingyu |
| 2 | 2017-09-20 | Yu Zhengqi | |
| 3 | 2017-09-21 | Zhou Ruiyang | |
| 4 | 2017-09-22 | Hsu Chia-yuan | |
| 5 | 2017-11-24 | Chen Yaoye | |
| 6 | 2017-11-25 | Yamashita Keigo | |
| 7 | 2017-11-26 | Dang Yifei | Shin Min-jun |
| 8 | 2017-11-27 | Ichiriki Ryo | |
| 9 | 2017-11-28 | Kim Myeong-hoon | |
| 10 | 2018-02-26 | Iyama Yuta | |
| 11 | 2018-02-27 | Shin Jin-seo | |
| 12 | 2018-02-28 | Kim Ji-seok | Dang Yifei |
| 13 | 2018-03-01 | Ke Jie |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Park Junghwan
20th Nongshim Cup (2018–2019)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-10-16 | Shibano Toramaru | An Guk-hyeon |
| 2 | 2018-10-17 | Fan Tingyu | Shibano Toramaru |
| 3 | 2018-10-18 | Shin Min-jun | |
| 4 | 2018-10-19 | Motoki Katsuya | |
| 5 | 2018-11-23 | Choi Cheol-han | |
| 6 | 2018-11-24 | Hsu Chia-yuan | |
| 7 | 2018-11-25 | Lee Sedol | |
| 8 | 2018-11-26 | Ichiriki Ryo | |
| 9 | 2018-11-27 | Park Junghwan | Fan Tingyu |
| 10 | 2019-02-18 | Iyama Yuta | |
| 11 | 2019-02-19 | Dang Yifei | Park Junghwan |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Shi Yue, Gu Zihao, Ke Jie
21st Nongshim Cup (2019–2020)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-10-15 | Won Seong-jin | Murakawa Daisuke |
| 2 | 2019-10-16 | Yang Dingxin | Won Seong-jin |
| 3 | 2019-10-17 | Yamashita Keigo | |
| 4 | 2019-10-18 | Kim Ji-seok | |
| 5 | 2019-11-22 | Ichiriki Ryo | |
| 6 | 2019-11-23 | Lee Dong-hoon | |
| 7 | 2019-11-24 | Hsu Chia-yuan | |
| 8 | 2019-11-25 | Shin Jin-seo | |
| 9 | 2019-11-26 | Iyama Yuta | Yang Dingxin |
| 10 | 2020-08-18 | Park Junghwan | Iyama Yuta |
| 11 | 2020-08-19 | Mi Yuting | |
| 12 | 2020-08-21[a] | Fan Tingyu | |
| 13 | 2020-08-21 | Xie Erhao | |
| 14 | 2020-08-22 | Ke Jie | Park Junghwan |
- The game between Park Junghwan and Fan Tingyu ended in no result because of a technical issue. Park had clicked his mouse to play, but the stone was not placed, and he ran out of time. Officials declared a rematch for the following day, which Park won.[3]
22nd Nongshim Cup (2020–2021)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-10-13 | Hong Ki-pyo | Fan Tingyu |
| 2 | 2020-10-14 | Hsu Chia-yuan | Hong Ki-pyo |
| 3 | 2020-10-15 | Gu Zihao | Hsu Chia-yuan |
| 4 | 2020-10-16 | Kang Dong-yun | |
| 5 | 2020-11-20 | Murakawa Daisuke | |
| 6 | 2020-11-21 | Shin Min-jun | Gu Zihao |
| 7 | 2020-11-22 | Shibano Toramaru | Shin Min-jun |
| 8 | 2020-11-23 | Tang Weixing | Shibano Toramaru |
| 9 | 2020-11-24 | Shin Jin-seo | Tang Weixing |
| 10 | 2021-02-22 | Iyama Yuta | |
| 11 | 2021-02-23 | Yang Dingxin | |
| 12 | 2021-02-24 | Ichiriki Ryo | |
| 13 | 2021-02-25 | Ke Jie |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Park Junghwan
23rd Nongshim Cup (2021–2022)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-10-11 | Won Seong-jin | Shibano Toramaru |
| 2 | 2021-10-12 | Li Weiqing | Won Seong-jin |
| 3 | 2021-10-13 | Hsu Chia-yuan | Li Weiqing |
| 4 | 2021-10-14 | Park Junghwan | Hsu Chia-yuan |
| 5 | 2021-11-26 | Fan Tingyu | Park Junghwan |
| 6 | 2021-11-27 | Iyama Yuta | Fan Tingyu |
| 7 | 2021-11-28 | Byun Sang-il | |
| 8 | 2021-11-29 | Li Qincheng | |
| 9 | 2021-11-30 | Shin Min-jun | |
| 10 | 2022-02-21 | Mi Yuting | Iyama Yuta |
| 11 | 2022-02-23[a] | Shin Jin-seo | Mi Yuting |
| 12 | 2022-02-24 | Yu Zhengqi | |
| 13 | 2022-02-25 | Ke Jie | |
| 14 | 2022-02-26 | Ichiriki Ryo |
- The game between Mi Yuting and Shin Jin-seo ended in no result because of a technical issue (reminiscent of a similar incident in the 21st cup in 2020). Mi had placed a move, but the computer declared that he ran out of time. Officials scheduled a rematch for the following day (February 23), which Shin won.[4][5]
24th Nongshim Cup (2022–2023)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-10-11 | Fan Tingyu | Ichiriki Ryo |
| 2 | 2022-10-12 | Shin Min-jun | |
| 3 | 2022-10-13 | Hsu Chia-yuan | |
| 4 | 2022-10-14 | Kang Dong-yun | Fan Tingyu |
| 5 | 2022-11-25 | Shibano Toramaru | |
| 6 | 2022-11-26 | Tuo Jiaxi | |
| 7 | 2022-11-27 | Yu Zhengqi | |
| 8 | 2022-11-28 | Lian Xiao | Kang Dong-yun |
| 9 | 2022-11-29 | Iyama Yuta | Lian Xiao |
| 10 | 2023-02-20 | Park Junghwan | Iyama Yuta |
| 11 | 2023-02-21 | Ke Jie | |
| 12 | 2023-02-22 | Gu Zihao | Park Junghwan |
| 13 | 2023-02-23 | Byun Sang-il | |
| 14 | 2023-02-24 | Shin Jin-seo | Gu Zihao |
25th Nongshim Cup (2023–2024)
Games 1–4 were played in Beijing, games 5–9 in Busan, and games 10–14 in Shanghai.[6]
Shin Jinseo's six wins and zero losses was the longest-ever winning streak to finish the competition. He also extended his Nongshim Cup winning streak to 16–0 across four Nongshim Cups beginning in 2020, breaking the previous record of 14–0 set by Lee Changho across six tournaments.[2]
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-10-17 | Hsu Chia-yuan | Seol Hyunjun |
| 2 | 2023-10-18 | Xie Erhao | Hsu Chia-yuan |
| 3 | 2023-10-19 | Byun Sang-il | |
| 4 | 2023-10-20 | Shibano Toramaru | |
| 5 | 2023-11-30 | Won Seong-jin | |
| 6 | 2023-12-01 | Ichiriki Ryo | |
| 7 | 2023-12-02 | Park Junghwan | |
| 8 | 2023-12-03 | Yu Zhengqi | |
| 9 | 2023-12-04 | Shin Jin-seo | Xie Erhao |
| 10 | 2024-02-19 | Iyama Yuta | |
| 11 | 2024-02-20 | Zhao Chenyu | |
| 12 | 2024-02-21 | Ke Jie | |
| 13 | 2024-02-22 | Ding Hao | |
| 14 | 2024-02-23 | Gu Zihao |
26th Nongshim Cup (2024–2025)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-05 | Ke Jie | Seol Hyunjun |
| 2 | 2024-09-06 | Hirose Yuichi | |
| 3 | 2024-09-07 | Kim Myeong-hoon | Ke Jie |
| 4 | 2024-09-08 | Iyama Yuta | |
| 5 | 2024-11-30 | Fan Tingyu | |
| 6 | 2024-12-01 | Hsu Chia-yuan | |
| 7 | 2024-12-02 | Xie Erhao | Kim Myeong-hoon |
| 8 | 2024-12-03 | Ichiriki Ryo | |
| 9 | 2024-12-04 | Shin Min-jun | |
| 10 | 2025-02-17 | Shibano Toramaru | Xie Erhao |
| 11 | 2025-02-18 | Park Junghwan | Shibano Toramaru |
| 12 | 2025-02-19 | Li Xuanhao | Park Junghwan |
| 13 | 2025-02-20 | Shin Jinseo | Li Xuanhao |
| 14 | 2025-02-21 | Ding Hao |
27th Nongshim Cup (2025–2026)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-03 | Lee Ji-hyeon | Li Qincheng |
| 2 | 2025-09-04 | Fukuoka Kotaro | |
| 3 | 2025-09-05 | Tan Xiao | Lee Ji-hyeon |
| 4 | 2025-09-06 | Hsu Chia-yuan | |
| 5 | 2025-11-21 | Kang Dongyun | Tan Xiao |
| 6 | 2025-11-22 | Shibano Toramaru | Kang Dongyun |
| 7 | 2025-11-23 | Yang Kaiwen | Shibano Toramaru |
| 8 | 2025-11-24 | An Seong-jun | |
| 9 | 2025-11-25 | Iyama Yuta | Yang Kaiwen |
| 10 | 2026-02-02 | Park Junghwan | |
| 11 | 2026-02-03 | Ding Hao | |
| 12 | 2026-02-04 | Shin Jinseo | Iyama Yuta |
| 13 | 2026-02-05 | Wang Xinghao | |
| 14 | 2026-02-06 | Ichiriki Ryo |
References
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External links
- Korea Baduk Association archive of the Nongshim Cup (in Korean)
- Nihon Ki-in archive of the Nongshim Cup (in Japanese)