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Nongshim Cup

The Nongshim Cup is a Go tournament sponsored by Nongshim, an instant noodle food company of South Korea.

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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
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