The Nongshim Cup is a Go tournament sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea.

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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]

Past winners

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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

By nation

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Nation Winners Runners-up
  South Korea 16 9
  China 8 13
  Japan 1 3

Detailed results

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18th Nongshim Cup (2016–2017)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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
  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)

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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)

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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
  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)

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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)

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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)

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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

Remaining players:

References

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  1. ^ An, Younggil (2016-03-06). "Ke Jie defeated Lee Sedol to win for China -17th Nongshim Cup". Go Game Guru. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08.
  2. ^ a b "신진서 '끝내기 6연승' 세계 바둑 새역사...한국 농심배 4연승". The JoongAng (in Korean). 2024-02-23.
  3. ^ "The Power Report: Iyama regains Meijin title and triple crown; China wins 21st Nong Shim Cup; Ichiriki does well in Ing Cup". American Go E-Journal. 2021-02-07. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ^ "Korea Go Report: Team Korea wins Nongshim Cup; Shin Jinseo sweeps LG Cup". American Go E-Journal. 2022-03-09. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ "农心杯现疑似超时争议 中国申诉成功双方重赛". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2022-02-22. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  6. ^ "中日韩棋手上演"三国演弈"". China Sports Daily (in Chinese). 2023-10-17. Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-16 – via sport.gov.cn.
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