CCTV Cup


The CCTV Cup is a Chinese Go competition. The competition was established in 1987 and is held annually. The name 'Pinghu, Zhejiang, Danghu Shiju Cup' was later added to the official name, and CCTV is no longer part of the name since 2023.

Outline

The CCTV Cup is the longest running fast game tournament in China and the sponsor is the Chinese CCTV station. The winner and the runner-up qualify for the Asian TV Cup, where they compete against the winners and runners-up of the Japanese NHK Cup and the South Korean KBS Cup.
Each player has 1 hour of main time with one 60-second byoyomi period. The time control was changed in 2021 to be much slower than the previous time limit, which was one move every 30 seconds.
The winner's prize is 300,000 RMB. Formerly, the winner's prize was 250,000 RMB in 2019, increased to 300,000 RMB in 2020, further increased to 350,000 RMB for the 2023–24 cup, and decreased to 300,000 RMB in 2025.

Past winners and runners-up