Nongshim Cup

The Nongshim Cup is the Go world's most exciting international team competition, founded in 1999 and sponsored by Nongshim, the Korean food giant famous for its Shin Ramyun instant noodles. Three national teams from China, Japan, and South Korea each field five players in a dramatic tag-team elimination format: losers are knocked out while winners keep playing, meaning a single hot-streak player can potentially defeat an entire opposing team. The competition unfolds across three stages held in different cities, creating mounting tension as teams are whittled down. Lee Changho was the tournament's early hero, finishing off opponents as Korea's anchor player, while Shin Jinseo has dominated in recent years.

Country Korea Type Team Format Team Relay Cycle 1y Komi 6.5 Editions 28

2026 · Edition #28

Preliminary Final 1 game

Jul 13 Park Junghwan B+R Pak Keon-ho

Quarterfinals 4 games

Jan 31 Yang Dingxin B+R Yang Kaiwen Jan 31 Fan Yin B+R Li Qincheng Jan 31 Wang Xinghao B+R Ding Hao Jan 31 Gu Zihao B+R Peng Liyao

Preliminary Round 1 1 game

Jul 14 Sada Atsushi W+R Motoki Katsuya

Preliminary 6 games

Jul 9 Kim Jiseok B+R Weon Seong-chin Jul 9 Hong Seong-chi B+R Kim Eun-chi Jul 12 Yi Chi-hyeon W+R Shin Minjun Jul 13 Byun Sangil W+R An Sungjoon Jul 21 Yo Seiki B+R Kyo Kagen Jul 21 Motoki Katsuya W+R Yo Seiki

3rd Preliminary 2 games

Jul 11 Pak Ha-min W+R Park Junghwan Jul 11 Byun Sangil B+R Kim Myeong-hun

2nd Preliminary 4 games

Jul 7 An Kuk-hyeon W+R Kim Eun-chi Jul 7 Pak Ha-min B+R Choi Jeong Jul 8 Kim Eun-chi B+R Yi Yeon Jul 8 An Sungjoon B+0.5 Kim Da-bin

Qualifier 8 games

Jun 26 Yang Kaiwen B+R Xie Ke Jun 28 Yang Kaiwen W+R Xu Jiayang Jul 18 Gu Zihao B+R Fan Tingyu Jul 18 Mi Yuting W+0.5 Li Qincheng Jul 19 Li Qincheng W+R Yang Dingxin Jul 19 Ding Hao B+R Gu Zihao Jul 20 Ding Hao W+2.5 Tu Xiaoyu Jul 23 Yang Dingxin B+R Xu Jiayang

2026-02-06 8 games

Feb 6 Peng Liyao B+R Li Qincheng Feb 6 Li Qincheng W+R Ding Hao Feb 6 Yang Dingxin B+R Gu Zihao Feb 6 Yang Kaiwen B+R Peng Liyao Feb 6 Ding Hao W+R Yang Kaiwen Feb 6 Wang Xinghao W+T Yang Dingxin Feb 6 Fan Yin W+R Wang Xinghao Feb 6 Gu Zihao B+R Fan Yin

Games 4 games

Sep 9 Yang Dingxin B+R Fukuoka Kotaro Sep 10 An Sungjoon W+R Yang Dingxin Sep 11 Yang Dingxin B+R Yo Seiki Sep 12 Yang Dingxin W+R Byun Sangil