The Nongshim Cup is a Go tournament sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea.
The Nongshim Cup is a gathering of the best players from South Korea, Japan, and China. The Nongshim Cup is sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea.[ citation needed ] Each team sends 5 best players to compete.
The winning team's prize is 500 million Korean won (approximately $450,000 USD), raised in 2016 from the previous 200 million Korean won (about $180,000 USD). [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]
Edition | Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
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1st | 1999–2000 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2nd | 2000–2001 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
3rd | 2001–2002 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
4th | 2002–2003 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
5th | 2003–2004 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
6th | 2004–2005 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
7th | 2005–2006 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
8th | 2006–2007 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
9th | 2007–2008 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
10th | 2008–2009 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
11th | 2009–2010 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
12th | 2010–2011 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
13th | 2011–2012 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
14th | 2012–2013 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
15th | 2013–2014 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
16th | 2014–2015 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
17th | 2015–2016 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
18th | 2016–2017 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
19th | 2017–2018 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
20th | 2018–2019 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
21st | 2019–2020 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
22nd | 2020–2021 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
23rd | 2021–2022 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
24th | 2022–2023 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
25th | 2023–2024 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
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![]() | 16 | 9 |
![]() | 8 | 13 |
![]() | 1 | 3 |
No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
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1 | 2016-09-27 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2016-09-28 | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | 2016-09-29 | ![]() | |
4 | 2016-09-30 | ![]() | |
5 | 2016-11-25 | ![]() | |
6 | 2016-11-26 | ![]() | |
7 | 2016-11-27 | ![]() | |
8 | 2016-11-28 | ![]() | |
9 | 2016-11-29 | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | 2017-02-21 | ![]() | |
11 | 2017-02-22 | ![]() | ![]() |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Ke Jie,
Tuo Jiaxi,
Lian Xiao
No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
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1 | 2017-09-19 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2017-09-20 | ![]() | |
3 | 2017-09-21 | ![]() | |
4 | 2017-09-22 | ![]() | |
5 | 2017-11-24 | ![]() | |
6 | 2017-11-25 | ![]() | |
7 | 2017-11-26 | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | 2017-11-27 | ![]() | |
9 | 2017-11-28 | ![]() | |
10 | 2018-02-26 | ![]() | |
11 | 2018-02-27 | ![]() | |
12 | 2018-02-28 | ![]() | ![]() |
13 | 2018-03-01 | ![]() |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Park Junghwan
No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
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1 | 2018-10-16 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2018-10-17 | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | 2018-10-18 | ![]() | |
4 | 2018-10-19 | ![]() | |
5 | 2018-11-23 | ![]() | |
6 | 2018-11-24 | ![]() | |
7 | 2018-11-25 | ![]() | |
8 | 2018-11-26 | ![]() | |
9 | 2018-11-27 | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | 2019-02-18 | ![]() | |
11 | 2019-02-19 | ![]() | ![]() |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Shi Yue,
Gu Zihao,
Ke Jie
No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
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1 | 2019-10-15 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2019-10-16 | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | 2019-10-17 | ![]() | |
4 | 2019-10-18 | ![]() | |
5 | 2019-11-22 | ![]() | |
6 | 2019-11-23 | ![]() | |
7 | 2019-11-24 | ![]() | |
8 | 2019-11-25 | ![]() | |
9 | 2019-11-26 | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | 2020-08-18 | ![]() | ![]() |
11 | 2020-08-19 | ![]() | |
12 | 2020-08-21 [lower-alpha 1] | ![]() | |
13 | 2020-08-21 | ![]() | |
14 | 2020-08-22 | ![]() | ![]() |
No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
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1 | 2020-10-13 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2020-10-14 | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | 2020-10-15 | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | 2020-10-16 | ![]() | |
5 | 2020-11-20 | ![]() | |
6 | 2020-11-21 | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | 2020-11-22 | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | 2020-11-23 | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | 2020-11-24 | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | 2021-02-22 | ![]() | |
11 | 2021-02-23 | ![]() | |
12 | 2021-02-24 | ![]() | |
13 | 2021-02-25 | ![]() |
Members of the winning team who did not need to play: Park Junghwan
No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
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1 | 2021-10-11 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2021-10-12 | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | 2021-10-13 | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | 2021-10-14 | ![]() | ![]() |
5 | 2021-11-26 | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | 2021-11-27 | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | 2021-11-28 | ![]() | |
8 | 2021-11-29 | ![]() | |
9 | 2021-11-30 | ![]() | |
10 | 2022-02-21 | ![]() | ![]() |
11 | 2022-02-23 [lower-alpha 1] | ![]() | ![]() |
12 | 2022-02-24 | ![]() | |
13 | 2022-02-25 | ![]() | |
14 | 2022-02-26 | ![]() |
No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
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1 | 2022-10-11 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2022-10-12 | ![]() | |
3 | 2022-10-13 | ![]() | |
4 | 2022-10-14 | ![]() | ![]() |
5 | 2022-11-25 | ![]() | |
6 | 2022-11-26 | ![]() | |
7 | 2022-11-27 | ![]() | |
8 | 2022-11-28 | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | 2022-11-29 | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | 2023-02-20 | ![]() | ![]() |
11 | 2023-02-21 | ![]() | |
12 | 2023-02-22 | ![]() | ![]() |
13 | 2023-02-23 | ![]() | |
14 | 2023-02-24 | ![]() | ![]() |
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 |
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1 | 2023-10-17 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | 2023-10-18 | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | 2023-10-19 | ![]() | |
4 | 2023-10-20 | ![]() | |
5 | 2023-11-30 | ![]() | |
6 | 2023-12-01 | ![]() | |
7 | 2023-12-02 | ![]() | |
8 | 2023-12-03 | ![]() | |
9 | 2023-12-04 | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | 2024-02-19 | ![]() | |
11 | 2024-02-20 | ![]() | |
12 | 2024-02-21 | ![]() | |
13 | 2024-02-22 | ![]() | |
14 | 2024-02-23 | ![]() |
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