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). 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

By nation

Detailed results

18th Nongshim Cup (2016–2017)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: 🇨🇳 Ke Jie, 🇨🇳 Tuo Jiaxi, 🇨🇳 Lian Xiao

19th Nongshim Cup (2017–2018)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: 🇰🇷 Park Junghwan

20th Nongshim Cup (2018–2019)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: 🇨🇳 Shi Yue, 🇨🇳 Gu Zihao, 🇨🇳 Ke Jie

21st Nongshim Cup (2019–2020)

22nd Nongshim Cup (2020–2021)

Members of the winning team who did not need to play: 🇰🇷 Park Junghwan

23rd Nongshim Cup (2021–2022)

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. 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.

26th Nongshim Cup (2024–2025)

Remaining players: