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 (as of 2025). 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==