Nongshim Cup Explained
The Nongshim Cup is a Go tournament sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea.
Outline
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. 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.
Past winners
| Edition | Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third Place |
|---|
| 1st | 1999–2000 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 4–5 |
| 2nd | 2000–2001 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 3–5 |
| 3rd | 2001–2002 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 1–5 |
| 4th | 2002–2003 | 6–4 | 6–5 | 2–5 |
| 5th | 2003–2004 | 5–4 | 6–5 | 3–5 |
| 6th | 2004–2005 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 4–5 |
| 7th | 2005–2006 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 3–5 |
| 8th | 2006–2007 | 6–4 | 6–5 | 2–5 |
| 9th | 2007–2008 | 7–3 | 4–5 | 2–5 |
| 10th | 2008–2009 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 1–5 |
| 11th | 2009–2010 | 6–4 | 6–5 | 2–5 |
| 12th | 2010–2011 | 7–3 | 4–5 | 2–5 |
| 13th | 2011–2012 | 8–4 | 6–5 | 0–5 |
| 14th | 2012–2013 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 1–5 |
| 15th | 2013–2014 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 1–5 |
| 16th | 2014–2015 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 3–5 |
| 17th | 2015–2016 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 4–5 |
| 18th | 2016–2017 | 8–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 |
| 19th | 2017–2018 | 8–3 | 5–5 | 0–5 |
| 20th | 2018–2019 | 8–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 |
| 21st | 2019–2020 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 1–5 |
| 22nd | 2020–2021 | 7–3 | 4–5 | 2–5 |
| 23rd | 2021–2022 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 3–5 |
| 24th | 2022–2023 | 7–4 | 6–5 | 1–5 |
| 25th | 2023–2024 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 1–5 | |
By nation
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|
| align=center | 16 | align=center | 9 |
| align=center | 8 | align=center | 13 |
| align=center | 1 | align=center | 3 | |
Detailed results
18th Nongshim Cup (2016–2017)
Members of the winning team who did not need to play:
Ke Jie,
Tuo Jiaxi,
Lian Xiao19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018)
Members of the winning team who did not need to play:
Park Junghwan20th Nongshim Cup (2018–2019)
Members of the winning team who did not need to play:
Shi Yue,
Gu Zihao,
Ke Jie21st Nongshim Cup (2019–2020)
22nd Nongshim Cup (2020–2021)
Members of the winning team who did not need to play:
Park Junghwan23rd Nongshim Cup (2021–2022)
| No. | Date | Winner | Loser |
|---|
| 1 | 2021-10-11 | |  Shibano Toramaru |
| 2 | 2021-10-12 | | Won Seong-jin |
| 3 | 2021-10-13 | | Li Weiqing |
| 4 | 2021-10-14 | | Hsu Chia-yuan |
| 5 | 2021-11-26 | | Park Junghwan |
| 6 | 2021-11-27 | | 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 | | Iyama Yuta |
| 11 | 2022-02-23 | | Mi Yuting |
| 12 | 2022-02-24 | Yu Zhengqi |
| 13 | 2022-02-25 | Ke Jie |
| 14 | 2022-02-26 | Ichiriki Ryo | |
24th Nongshim Cup (2022–2023)
25th Nongshim Cup (2023–2024)
Games 1–4 were played in Beijing, games 5–9 in Busan, and games 10–14 in Shanghai.[2]
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.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Ke Jie defeated Lee Sedol to win for China -17th Nongshim Cup . https://web.archive.org/web/20170708033349/https://gogameguru.com/17th-nongshim-cup/ . 2017-07-08 . Go Game Guru . 2016-03-06 . An . Younggil . An Young-gil.
- Web site: 中日韩棋手上演“三国演弈” . 2023-10-17 . China Sports Daily . sport.gov.cn . zh . 2024-02-16 . 2024-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216034928/https://www.sport.gov.cn/n20001280/n20067662/n20067613/c26569421/content.html . live .
- Web site: 신진서 '끝내기 6연승' 세계 바둑 새역사...한국 농심배 4연승 . 2024-02-23 . The JoongAng . ko.
