Nongshim Cup

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

By nation

Nation Winners Runners-up
 South Korea 17 9
 China 8 14
 Japan 1 3

Detailed results

18th Nongshim Cup (2016–2017)

No. Date Winner Loser
1 2016-09-27 Japan Ichiriki Ryo South Korea Lee Sedol
2 2016-09-28 China Fan Tingyu Japan Ichiriki Ryo
3 2016-09-29 South Korea Lee Dong-hoon
4 2016-09-30 Japan Cho U
5 2016-11-25 South Korea Kang Dong-yun
6 2016-11-26 Japan Kono Rin
7 2016-11-27 South Korea Kim Ji-seok
8 2016-11-28 Japan Murakawa Daisuke
9 2016-11-29 South Korea Park Junghwan China Fan Tingyu
10 2017-02-21 Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2017-02-22 China Fan Yunruo South Korea Park Junghwan

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: China Ke Jie, China Tuo Jiaxi, China Lian Xiao

19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018)

No. Date Winner Loser
1 2017-09-19 South Korea Shin Min-jun China Fan Tingyu
2 2017-09-20 Japan Yu Zhengqi
3 2017-09-21 China Zhou Ruiyang
4 2017-09-22 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
5 2017-11-24 China Chen Yaoye
6 2017-11-25 Japan Yamashita Keigo
7 2017-11-26 China Dang Yifei South Korea Shin Min-jun
8 2017-11-27 Japan Ichiriki Ryo
9 2017-11-28 South Korea Kim Myeong-hoon
10 2018-02-26 Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2018-02-27 South Korea Shin Jin-seo
12 2018-02-28 South Korea Kim Ji-seok China Dang Yifei
13 2018-03-01 China Ke Jie

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: South Korea Park Junghwan

20th Nongshim Cup (2018–2019)

No. Date Winner Loser
1 2018-10-16 Japan Shibano Toramaru South Korea An Guk-hyeon
2 2018-10-17 China Fan Tingyu Japan Shibano Toramaru
3 2018-10-18 South Korea Shin Min-jun
4 2018-10-19 Japan Motoki Katsuya
5 2018-11-23 South Korea Choi Cheol-han
6 2018-11-24 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
7 2018-11-25 South Korea Lee Sedol
8 2018-11-26 Japan Ichiriki Ryo
9 2018-11-27 South Korea Park Junghwan China Fan Tingyu
10 2019-02-18 Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2019-02-19 China Dang Yifei South Korea Park Junghwan

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: China Shi Yue, China Gu Zihao, China Ke Jie

21st Nongshim Cup (2019–2020)

No. Date Winner Loser
1 2019-10-15 South Korea Won Seong-jin Japan Murakawa Daisuke
2 2019-10-16 China Yang Dingxin South Korea Won Seong-jin
3 2019-10-17 Japan Yamashita Keigo
4 2019-10-18 South Korea Kim Ji-seok
5 2019-11-22 Japan Ichiriki Ryo
6 2019-11-23 South Korea Lee Dong-hoon
7 2019-11-24 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
8 2019-11-25 South Korea Shin Jin-seo
9 2019-11-26 Japan Iyama Yuta China Yang Dingxin
10 2020-08-18 South Korea Park Junghwan Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2020-08-19 China Mi Yuting
12 2020-08-21[a] China Fan Tingyu
13 2020-08-21 China Xie Erhao
14 2020-08-22 China Ke Jie South Korea Park Junghwan
  1. ^ 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 South Korea Hong Ki-pyo China Fan Tingyu
2 2020-10-14 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan China Hong Ki-pyo
3 2020-10-15 China Gu Zihao Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
4 2020-10-16 South Korea Kang Dong-yun
5 2020-11-20 Japan Murakawa Daisuke
6 2020-11-21 South Korea Shin Min-jun China Gu Zihao
7 2020-11-22 Japan Shibano Toramaru South Korea Shin Min-jun
8 2020-11-23 China Tang Weixing Japan Shibano Toramaru
9 2020-11-24 South Korea Shin Jin-seo China Tang Weixing
10 2021-02-22 Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2021-02-23 China Yang Dingxin
12 2021-02-24 Japan Ichiriki Ryo
13 2021-02-25 China Ke Jie

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: South Korea Park Junghwan

23rd Nongshim Cup (2021–2022)

No. Date Winner Loser
1 2021-10-11 South Korea Won Seong-jin Japan Shibano Toramaru
2 2021-10-12 China Li Weiqing South Korea Won Seong-jin
3 2021-10-13 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan China Li Weiqing
4 2021-10-14 South Korea Park Junghwan Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
5 2021-11-26 China Fan Tingyu South Korea Park Junghwan
6 2021-11-27 Japan Iyama Yuta China Fan Tingyu
7 2021-11-28 South Korea Byun Sang-il
8 2021-11-29 China Li Qincheng
9 2021-11-30 South Korea Shin Min-jun
10 2022-02-21 China Mi Yuting Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2022-02-23[a] South Korea Shin Jin-seo China Mi Yuting
12 2022-02-24 Japan Yu Zhengqi
13 2022-02-25 China Ke Jie
14 2022-02-26 Japan Ichiriki Ryo
  1. ^ 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 China Fan Tingyu Japan Ichiriki Ryo
2 2022-10-12 South Korea Shin Min-jun
3 2022-10-13 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
4 2022-10-14 South Korea Kang Dong-yun China Fan Tingyu
5 2022-11-25 Japan Shibano Toramaru
6 2022-11-26 China Tuo Jiaxi
7 2022-11-27 Japan Yu Zhengqi
8 2022-11-28 China Lian Xiao South Korea Kang Dong-yun
9 2022-11-29 Japan Iyama Yuta China Lian Xiao
10 2023-02-20 South Korea Park Junghwan Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2023-02-21 China Ke Jie
12 2023-02-22 China Gu Zihao South Korea Park Junghwan
13 2023-02-23 South Korea Byun Sang-il
14 2023-02-24 South Korea Shin Jin-seo China 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 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan South Korea Seol Hyunjun
2 2023-10-18 China Xie Erhao Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
3 2023-10-19 South Korea Byun Sang-il
4 2023-10-20 Japan Shibano Toramaru
5 2023-11-30 South Korea Won Seong-jin
6 2023-12-01 Japan Ichiriki Ryo
7 2023-12-02 South Korea Park Junghwan
8 2023-12-03 Japan Yu Zhengqi
9 2023-12-04 South Korea Shin Jin-seo China Xie Erhao
10 2024-02-19 Japan Iyama Yuta
11 2024-02-20 China Zhao Chenyu
12 2024-02-21 China Ke Jie
13 2024-02-22 China Ding Hao
14 2024-02-23 China Gu Zihao

26th Nongshim Cup (2024–2025)

No. Date Winner Loser
1 2024-09-05 China Ke Jie South Korea Seol Hyunjun
2 2024-09-06 Japan Hirose Yuichi
3 2024-09-07 South Korea Kim Myeong-hoon China Ke Jie
4 2024-09-08 Japan Iyama Yuta
5 2024-11-30 China Fan Tingyu
6 2024-12-01 Japan Hsu Chia-yuan
7 2024-12-02 China Xie Erhao South Korea Kim Myeong-hoon
8 2024-12-03 Japan Ichiriki Ryo
9 2024-12-04 South Korea Shin Min-jun
10 2025-02-17 Japan Shibano Toramaru China Xie Erhao
11 2025-02-18 South Korea Park Junghwan Japan Shibano Toramaru
12 2025-02-19 China Li Xuanhao South Korea Park Junghwan
13 2025-02-20 South Korea Shin Jinseo China Li Xuanhao
14 2025-02-21 China Ding Hao

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