The 9th LG Cup featured:
- 12 players from
South Korea - Cho Hanseung, Cho Hunhyun, Choi Cheol-han, Choi Won Yong, Kim Mansoo, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sedol, Mok Jin-seok, Park Seunghyun, Song Tae Kon, Won Seong-jin, Yoo Changhyuk
- 5 players from
Japan - Cho U, Hane Naoki, O Meien, O Rissei, Yamashita Keigo
- 4 players from
China - Gu Li, Kong Jie, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang
- 1 player from
Taiwan - Zhou Junxun
- 1 player from
North America - Jiang Mingjiu
- 1 player from
Europe - Franz-Josef Dickhut
Out of the 24 (16 of which competed in the main tournament below), 2 players were given automatic berths. These were Lee Chang-ho, the winner of the 8th LG Cup, and the runner up, Mok Jin-seok.
Knockout stages
| Round of 16 | | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| Yoo Changhyuk | 1 |
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| Gu Li | 0
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| Yoo Changhyuk | 0 |
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| | Cho U | 1
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| Cho U | 1 |
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| Mok Jin-seok | 0
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| Cho U | 1 |
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| | Cho Hanseung | 0
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| Yamashita Keigo | 0 |
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| Cho Hanseung | 1
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| Cho Hanseung | 1 |
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| | Kong Jie | 0
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| Choi Cheol-han | 0 |
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| Kong Jie | 1
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| Cho U | 3 |
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| | Yu Bin | 1
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| Park Seunghyun | 0 |
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| Yu Bin | 1
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| Yu Bin | 1 |
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| | Won Seong-jin | 0
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| Won Seong-Jin | 1 |
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| Kim Man Soo | 0
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| Yu Bin | 1 |
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| | Lee Chang-ho | 0
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| Lee Chang-ho | 1 |
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| O Rissei | 0
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| Lee Chang-ho | 1 |
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| | Lee Sedol | 0
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| Lee Sedol | 1 |
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| Jiang Mingjiu | 0
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Final
| Players |
Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5
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| Cho U
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Loss
|
Won
|
Won
|
Won
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N.P.
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| Yu Bin
|
Won
|
Loss
|
Loss
|
Loss
|
N.P.
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