# KBS Cup

The KBS Cup is a South Korean Go competition.

## Outline

The KBS Cup is sponsored by KBS. From 1980 to 2003, the tournament was named the KBS Baduk Wang, but was recently renamed to the KBS Cup. The main tournament consists of 16 players who compete in a knockout tournament. There is a winner's and a loser's round to decide the challenger. The thinking time is 5 minutes with byo-yomi.
Formerly, the final was a best-of-3 match. In 2023, the final match was a single game.
It is broadcast live by KBS 1TV.

## Past winners

| Player | Titles | Years Held |
| Cho Hunhyun | 11 | 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999 |
| Lee Chang-ho | 11 | 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007–2009 |
| Park Junghwan | 5 | 2010–2012, 2015, 2017 |
| Shin Jinseo | 4 | 2019–2021, 2023 |
| Lee Sedol | 3 | 2006, 2013, 2016 |
| Seo Bongsoo | 1 | 1983 |
| Ha Chan-seok | 1 | 1985 |
| Yoo Changhyuk | 1 | 1995 |
| Mok Jin-seok | 1 | 2000 |
| Song Tae Kon | 1 | 2003 |
| Lee Dong-hoon | 1 | 2014 |
| Shin Minjun | 1 | 2018 |

## Final results

| Volume | Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
| 1 | 1980 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | No Yeongha |
| 2 | 1981 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | Kim Hui-jung |
| not held | 1982 | - | - | - |
| 3 | 1983 | Seo Bongsoo | 2–0 | Kim Jwa-gi |
| 4 | 1984 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–1 | Seo Bong-soo |
| 5 | 1985 | Ha Chan-seok | 2–1 | Kim Hui-jung |
| 6 | 1986 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–1 | Kim Hui-jung |
| 7 | 1987 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | Seo Nungwuk |
| 8 | 1988 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–1 | Kim Soojang |
| 9 | 1989 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–1 | Seo Nungwuk |
| 10 | 1990 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | Seo Nungwuk |
| 11 | 1991 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–1 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 12 | 1992 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | Yoo Changhyuk |
| not held | 1993 | - | - | - |
| 13 | 1994 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–0 | Cho Hunhyun |
| 14 | 1995 | Yoo Changhyuk | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 15 | 1996 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–1 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 16 | 1997 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 17 | 1998 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–0 | Jeong Su-hyeon |
| 18 | 1999 | Cho Hunhyun | 2–0 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 19 | 2000 | Mok Jin-seok | 2–1 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 20 | 2001 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–0 | Lee Sedol |
| 21 | 2002 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–1 | Lee Sanghun |
| 22 | 2003 | Song Tae-kon | 2–0 | Park Byeong-gyu |
| 23 | 2004 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–0 | Cho Hanseung |
| 24 | 2005 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–0 | Yoo Changhyuk |
| 25 | 2006 | Lee Sedol | 2–0 | Choi Cheol-han |
| 26 | 2007 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–1 | Cho Hanseung |
| 27 | 2008 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–1 | Lee Sedol |
| 28 | 2009 | Lee Chang-ho | 2–0 | Kang Dongyun |
| 29 | 2010 | Park Junghwan | 2–0 | Paek Hongsuk |
| 30 | 2011 | Park Junghwan | 2–0 | Paek Hongsuk |
| 31 | 2012 | Park Junghwan | 2–1 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 32 | 2013 | Lee Sedol | 2–1 | Park Junghwan |
| 33 | 2014 | Lee Dong-hoon | 2–0 | Park Junghwan |
| 34 | 2015 | Park Junghwan | 2–1 | Lee Sedol |
| 35 | 2016 | Lee Sedol | 2–0 | Na Hyeon |
| 36 | 2017 | Park Junghwan | 2–0 | Kim Ji-seok |
| 37 | 2018 | Shin Minjun | 2–0 | Park Junghwan |
| 38 | 2019 | Shin Jin-seo | 2–1 | Shin Minjun |
| 39 | 2020 | Shin Jin-seo | 2–0 | An Seongjun |
| 40 | 2021 | Shin Jin-seo | 2–0 | Park Junghwan |
| 41 | 2023 | Shin Jin-seo | 1–0 | Park Junghwan |