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 Changhyuk5 players from Japan - Cho U, Hane Naoki, O Meien, O Rissei, Yamashita Keigo4 players from China - Gu Li, Kong Jie, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun1 player from North America - Jiang Mingjiu1 player from Europe - Franz-Josef DickhutOut 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.
