9th LG Cup

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.

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

Knockout Stages

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Yoo Changhyuk	1
	Gu Li	0
					Yoo Changhyuk	0
					Cho U	1
	Cho U	1
	Mok Jin-seok	0
									Cho U	1
									Cho Hanseung	0
	Yamashita Keigo	0
	Cho Hanseung	1
					Cho Hanseung	1
					Kong Jie	0
	Choi Cheol-han	0
	Kong Jie	1
													Cho U	3
													Yu Bin	1
	Park Seunghyun	0
	Yu Bin	1
					Yu Bin	1
					Won Seong-jin	0
	Won Seong-Jin	1
	Kim Man Soo	0
									Yu Bin	1
									Lee Chang-ho	0
	Lee Chang-ho	1
	O Rissei	0
					Lee Chang-ho	1
					Lee Sedol	0
	Lee Sedol	1
	Jiang Mingjiu	0

Final

Players	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Cho U	Loss	Won	Won	Won	N.P.
Yu Bin	Won	Loss	Loss	Loss	N.P.