The Nongshim Cup is a Go tournament sponsored by

Nongshim Nongshim Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean food and beverage company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Nongshim was founded in 1965 under the name Lotte (conglomerate), Lotte Food Industrial Company. The name was changed to Nongshim in 1978. The ...

, an instant noodle food company of South Korea.

Outline

The Nongshim Cup is a gathering of the best players from

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The Nongshim Cup is sponsored by

, an instant noodle food company of South Korea. Each team sends 5 best players to compete. The prize is 500 million Korean Won (approximately $450,000 USD) raised in 2016 from the previous 200 million Korean Won (about $180,000 USD).

Past winners

By nation

Detailed results

18th Nongshim Cup (2016–2017)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play:

Ke Jie Ke Jie () is a Chinese professional Go player of 9 dan rank. He was born on August 2, 1997 in Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province. Career 2008–15: Early Career and Bailing Cup Breakthrough Ke Jie started to learn how to play ...

Tuo Jiaxi Tuo Jiaxi (born 15 January 1991) is a Chinese professional Go player. Tuo became a professional in 2002. He was promoted to 2 dan in 2004 and reached 3 dan in 2005. He won his first professional title with the Mind Sports Games Male Fast Game ...

Lian Xiao Lian Xiao (; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese professional go player. As of January 2017, he is ranking 5th in Chinese Weiqi Association official ratings with and Elo rating of 2660. Lian was promoted to 8 dan on 16 January 2017, and 9 dan in Oct ...

19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play:

Park Junghwan Park Junghwan (born 11 January 1993) is a South Korean professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player of Go ranks and ratings, 9-dan rank. Biography Early career Park became a professional Go player in 2006. He won the Fujitsu Cup i ...

20th Nongshim Cup (2018–2019)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play:

Shi Yue Shi Yue or Shiyue may refer to: People * Shi Yue (Former Qin) (died 384), military general of Former Qin *Shi Yue (Go player) (born 1991), Chinese Go player * Shi Yue (fencer) (born 1999), Chinese fencer Others *Shiyue, the tenth month of the Chin ...

Gu Zihao Gu Zihao (; born 13 March 1998) is a Chinese professional go player. Gu Zihao was born in Xiantao, Hubei in 1998. He began to play go when he was 6 years old. To further study go, he moved to Wuhan at age 9, and then to Beijing at age 11. He ea ...

21st Nongshim Cup (2019–2020)

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.

22nd Nongshim Cup (2020–2021)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play:

23rd Nongshim Cup (2021–2022)

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 declared a rematch for the following day, which Shin won.

24th Nongshim Cup (2022–2023)

Remaining players: * China (2):

* Japan (1):

Iyama Yuta is a Japanese professional Go player. In April 2016, he became the first player in Japanese history to hold all seven major titles simultaneously. In January 2018, Iyama became the first professional Go player to be awarded Japan's People' ...

* South Korea (3):

Shin Jin-seo Shin Jin-seo ( ko, 신진서; born 17 March 2000) is a South Korea, South Korean professional Go (game), Go player. He has won four major international championships: the LG Cup (Go), LG Cup in 2020 and 2022, the Chunlan Cup in 2021, and the Sam ...

Byun Sang-il Byeon, also known as Byun, Pyon, is a Korean surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Byeon Chang-heum, South Korean educator * Byeon Hyo-mun, Joseon diplomat * Byeon Jin-su, South Korean baseball player * Byeon Jun-byum, South Korean ...

References

External links

Korea Baduk Association archive of the Nongshim Cup
(in Korean)

(in Japanese) Recurring sporting events established in 1999 {{Go-stub