The KBS Cup is a South Korean Go competition.
The KBS Cup is sponsored by KBS. From 1980 to 2003, the tournament was named the KBS Baduk Wang, but was recently renamed to the KBS Cup. The main tournament consists of 16 players who compete in a knockout tournament. There is a winner's and a loser's round to decide the challenger. The thinking time is 5 minutes with byo-yomi.
Formerly, the final was a best-of-3 match. In 2023, the final match was a single game.
It is broadcast live by KBS 1TV.
| Player | Titles | Years Held | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999 | ||
| 11 | 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007–2009 | ||
| 5 | 2010–2012, 2015, 2017 | ||
| 4 | 2019–2021, 2023 | ||
| 3 | 2006, 2013, 2016 | ||
| 1 | 1983 | ||
| 1 | 1985 | ||
| 1 | 1995 | ||
| 1 | 2000 | ||
| 1 | 2003 | ||
| 1 | 2014 | ||
| 1 | 2018 |
| Volume | Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | 2–0 | No Yeongha | ||
| 2 | 1981 | 2–0 | Kim Hui-jung | ||
| not held | 1982 | - | - | - | |
| 3 | 1983 | 2–0 | Kim Jwa-gi | ||
| 4 | 1984 | 2–1 | Seo Bong-soo | ||
| 5 | 1985 | 2–1 | Kim Hui-jung | ||
| 6 | 1986 | 2–1 | Kim Hui-jung | ||
| 7 | 1987 | 2–0 | Seo Nungwuk | ||
| 8 | 1988 | 2–1 | Kim Soojang | ||
| 9 | 1989 | 2–1 | Seo Nungwuk | ||
| 10 | 1990 | 2–0 | Seo Nungwuk | ||
| 11 | 1991 | 2–1 | Cho Hunhyun | ||
| 12 | 1992 | 2–0 | Yoo Changhyuk | ||
| not held | 1993 | - | - | - | |
| 13 | 1994 | 2–0 | Cho Hunhyun | ||
| 14 | 1995 | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
| 15 | 1996 | 2–1 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
| 16 | 1997 | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
| 17 | 1998 | 2–0 | Jeong Su-hyeon | ||
| 18 | 1999 | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
| 19 | 2000 | 2–1 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
| 20 | 2001 | 2–0 | Lee Sedol | ||
| 21 | 2002 | 2–1 | Lee Sanghun | ||
| 22 | 2003 | 2–0 | Park Byeong-gyu | ||
| 23 | 2004 | 2–0 | Cho Hanseung | ||
| 24 | 2005 | 2–0 | Yoo Changhyuk | ||
| 25 | 2006 | 2–0 | Choi Cheol-han | ||
| 26 | 2007 | 2–1 | Cho Hanseung | ||
| 27 | 2008 | 2–1 | Lee Sedol | ||
| 28 | 2009 | 2–0 | Kang Dongyun | ||
| 29 | 2010 | 2–0 | Paek Hongsuk | ||
| 30 | 2011 | 2–0 | Paek Hongsuk | ||
| 31 | 2012 | 2–1 | Lee Chang-ho | ||
| 32 | 2013 | 2–1 | Park Junghwan | ||
| 33 | 2014 | 2–0 | Park Junghwan | ||
| 34 | 2015 | 2–1 | Lee Sedol | ||
| 35 | 2016 | 2–0 | Na Hyeon | ||
| 36 | 2017 | 2–0 | Kim Ji-seok | ||
| 37 | 2018 | 2–0 | Park Junghwan | ||
| 38 | 2019 | 2–1 | Shin Minjun | ||
| 39 | 2020 | 2–0 | An Seongjun | ||
| 40 | 2021 | 2–0 | Park Junghwan | ||
| 41 | 2023 | 1–0[1] | Park Junghwan |