CCTV Cup

The CCTV Cup is a Chinese Go competition.

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 350,000 RMB (as of 2024). Formerly, the winner's prize was 250,000 RMB in 2019, increased to 300,000 RMB in 2020, and further increased to the current 350,000 RMB for the 2023–24 cup.