Nongshim Cup

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 prize in 2015 was 200 million Korean Won (about $180,000 USD), and in 2016 it will be raised to 500 million Korean Won (approximately $450,000 USD).

Past winners

Edition	Year	Winner	Runner-Up	Third Place
1st	1999–2000	South Korea 6W-4L	China 4W-5L	Japan 4W-5L
2nd	2000–2001	South Korea 7W-4L	Japan 4W-5L	China 3W-5L
3rd	2001–2002	South Korea 6W-4L	China 7W-5L	Japan 1W-5L
4th	2002–2003	South Korea 6W-4L	China 6W-5L	Japan 2W-5L
5th	2003–2004	South Korea 5W-4L	Japan 6W-5L	China 3W-5L
6th	2004–2005	South Korea 6W-4L	China 4W-5L	Japan 4W-5L
7th	2005–2006	Japan 6W-4L	South Korea 5W-5L	China 3W-5L
8th	2006–2007	South Korea 6W-4L	China 6W-5L	Japan 2W-5L
9th	2007–2008	China 7W-3L	South Korea 4W-5L	Japan 2W-5L
10th	2008–2009	South Korea 7W-3L	China 5W-5L	Japan 1W-5L
11th	2009–2010	South Korea 6W-4L	China 6W-5L	Japan 2W-5L
12th	2010–2011	South Korea 7W-3L	China 4W-5L	Japan 2W-5L
13th	2011–2012	China 8W-4L	South Korea 6W-5L	Japan 0W-5L
14th	2012–2013	South Korea 6W-4L	China 7W-5L	Japan 1W-5L
15th	2013–2014	China 8W-4L	South Korea 5W-5L	Japan 1W-5L
16th	2014–2015	China 6W-3L	South Korea 4W-5L	Japan 3W-5L