On October 8, the 23rd Nongshim Shin Ramen Cup World Go Team Strongest Battle held a draw ceremony, South Korea played in the vanguard battle for 8 consecutive years, the first round of 36-year-old Won Sung-jin will be the first time against Japan's 22-year-old Shibano Tiger Maru, China's Li Weiqing sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight. The tournament will start online at 13:00 Beijing time on October 11.
Won Seung-jin represented Korea for the sixth time, and Shibano Toramaru played for Japan for the third time in two consecutive years. In terms of nongshim cup record, Motosei Qin won 5 wins and 5 losses, and Shibano Tiger Maru won 2 wins and 2 losses. In the opening match of the 21st Nongshim Cup, Motosei Wong won over Daisuke Murakawa of Japan, and Shino Tiger Maru defeated South Korea's Ahn Kok-hyun in the opening match of the 20th Nongshim Cup. Won Sung-jin said that as the eldest brother to represent South Korea, he will do his best to win the championship with a sense of responsibility.
Compared with the previous squad, China changed 3 people (Yang Dingxin, Tang Weixing, Gu Zihao) and Japan changed 1 person (Daisuke Murakawa). South Korea changed 2 people (Hong Ki-woo and Kang Dong-yun) for the top 5 super luxury lineups: Shin Jin-chan, Park Young-hwan, Shin Min-hyun, Bian Sang-yi, and Won Seung-jin (wild cards). China's free selection + selection is: Ke Jie, Mi Yuting, Fan Tingyu, Li Qincheng, Li Weiqing. Japan designated the title holders Yuta Iyama, Torano Toramaru, Ichiri Liao, Xu Jiayuan, and Yu Zhengqi.
In the Chinese lineup of the Nongshim Cup, Ke Jie Jiudan and Mi Yuting Jiudan were exempted from the selection as the world champion, and the top 24 players in the ranking decided 3 final places after the Nongshim Cup China Selection Tournament, namely Fan Tingyu 9 dan, Li Qincheng 9 dan and Li Weiqing 8 dan. The average age of the Chinese squad is 23.6 years old, and the average domestic ranking is 8.4. The average age in South Korea is 26.2 years, and South Korea has risen by 0.2 years. Japan is 25.6 years old, and China and Japan are on par with the previous one and continue to be younger.
Han Sang-yeol, vice president of the Korea Chess Academy, is responsible for the draw
The Nongshim Cup will be held in three stages, with 1-4 rounds of the ring on October 11-14 and 5-9 sets on November 26-30, and the winner will be decided in the third stage. The champion team will receive a prize of 500 million won, a fee of 3 million won per match, and a winning streak starting from three consecutive wins (10 million won for three consecutive wins, followed by another 10 million won per extra round). Previously, each country won the championship 13 times in South Korea, 8 times in China and 1 time in Japan.
Results of previous Nongshim Cup Three Kingdoms Tournaments:
Annual Cup Champion Runner-up 3rd Place
1999-2000 1 South Korea wins 4 wins and 4 losses China 4 wins 5 losses Japan 4 wins 5 losses Chang Hao wins 3 consecutive wins
2000-2001 2 South Korea 7 wins 4 losses Japan 4 wins 5 losses China 3 wins 5 losses Choi Chul Han 3 consecutive wins
2001-2002 3 South Korea 6 wins 4 losses China 7 wins 5 losses Japan 1 win 5 losses RocheHe 3 consecutive wins
2002-2003 4 Korea 6 wins 4 losses China 6 wins 5 losses Japan 2 wins 5 losses Hu Yaoyu 5 consecutive wins Park Yongxun 4 consecutive wins
2003-2004 5 Korea 5 wins 4 losses Japan 6 wins 5 losses China 3 wins 5 losses Kobayashi Kazumoto Seigen 3 consecutive wins
2004-2005 6 Korea wins 4 losses China 4 wins 5 losses Japan 4 wins 5 losses Lee Chang-ho won 5 consecutive wins
2005-2006 7 Japan 6 wins 4 losses South Korea 5 wins 5 Losses China 3 wins 5 losses Yoshiki Zhao Han multiplied by 3 consecutive wins
2006-2007 8 South Korea 6 wins 4 losses China 6 wins 5 losses Japan 2 wins 5 losses Peng Quan won 5 consecutive wins Park Yongxun won 4 consecutive wins
2007-2008 9 China 7 wins 3 losses South Korea 4 wins 5 losses Japan 2 wins 5 losses Chang Hao 4 consecutive wins Mu Zhen Shuo Wang Tan 3 consecutive wins
2008-2009 10 South Korea 7 wins 3 losses China 5 wins 5 losses Japan 1 win 5 losses Jiang Dongrun 5 consecutive wins 4 consecutive wins
2009-2010 11 South Korea 6 wins 4 losses China 6 wins 5 losses Japan 2 wins 5 losses Sheikh 5 consecutive wins Kim Ji Seok Lee Chang-ho 3 consecutive wins
2010-2011 12 South Korea 7 wins 3 losses China 4 wins 5 losses Japan 2 wins 5 losses Sheikh Choi Chul Han 4 consecutive wins
2011-2012 13 China 8 wins 4 losses South Korea 6 wins 5 losses Japan 0 wins 5 losses Tan Xiao Kim Ji Seok 4 consecutive wins Sheikh 3 consecutive wins
2012-2013 14 South Korea 6 wins 4 losses China 7 wins 5 losses Japan 1 win 5 losses Tan Xiao Wang Choi Chul Han won 3 consecutive wins
2013-2014 15 China 8 wins 4 losses South Korea 5 wins 5 losses Japan 1 win 5 losses Fan Tingyu Chen Yaoye won 3 consecutive wins
2014-2015 16 China 6 wins 3 losses South Korea 4 wins 5 losses Japan 3 wins 5 losses Wang Tan won 4 consecutive wins
2015-2016 17 China 5 wins 4 losses South Korea 5 wins 5 losses Japan 4 wins 5 losses Lee Sedol Li Li Liao 3 consecutive wins
2016-2017 18 China 8 wins 1 loss South Korea 2 wins 5 losses Japan 1 win 5 losses Fan Tingyu 7 consecutive wins
2017-2018 19 South Korea wins 3 losses China 5 wins 5 losses Japan 0 wins 5 losses Shin Min Won 6 consecutive victories Dang Yifei won 5 consecutive wins
2018-2019 20 China 8 wins and 1 loss South Korea 2 wins 5 losses Japan 1 win 5 losses Fan Tingyu 7 consecutive wins
2019-2020 21 China 8 wins 4 losses South Korea 5 wins 5 losses Japan 1 win 5 losses Yang Dingxin 7 consecutive wins Park Tinghuan 4 consecutive wins
2020-2021 22 South Korea 7 wins 3 losses China 4 wins 5 losses Japan 2 wins 5 losses Gu Zihao 3 consecutive wins Shin Jin-chan 5 consecutive wins