The 5th LG Cup featured :
- 11 players from South Korea - Cho Hunhyun, Kim Seong-ryong, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sang-Hoon, Lee Sedol, Rui Naiwei, Seo Bongsoo, Woon Soo-ho, Yang Koon, Yoo Changhyuk, Yoon Sunghyun
- 5 players from China - Chang Hao, Ma Xiaochun, Shao Weigang, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang
- 5 players from Japan - Cho Chikun, Hikosaka Naoto, Kobayashi Satoru, O Rissei, Yoda Norimoto
- 1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun
- 1 player from North America - Michael Redmond
- 1 player from Europe - Catalin Taranu
Knockout stages
| Round of 16 | | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
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| O Rissei | 1 |
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| Yang Koon | 0 | |
| O Rissei | 1 |
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| | Cho Hunhyun | 0 | |
| Cho Hunhyun | 1 |
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| Cho Chikun | 0 | |
| Lee Chang-ho | 1 |
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| | O Rissei | 0 | |
| Hikosaka Naoto | 0 |
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| Lee Chang-ho | 1 | |
| Lee Chang-ho | 1 |
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| | Ma Xiaochun | 0 | |
| Ma Xiaochun | 1 |
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| Woon Soo-ho | 0 | |
| Lee Chang-ho | 3 |
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| | Lee Sedol | 2 |
| Seo Bongsoo | 1 |
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| Yu Bin | 0 | |
| Seo Bongsoo | 0 |
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| | Zhou Heyang | 1 | |
| Zhou Heyang | 1 |
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| Yoo Changhyuk | 0 | |
| Zhou Heyang | 0 |
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| | Lee Sedol | 1 | |
| Rui Naiwei | 1 |
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| Shao Weigang | 0 | |
| Rui Naiwei | 0 |
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| | Lee Sedol | 1 | |
| Lee Sedol | 1 |
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| Chang Hao | 0 | |
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Final
Players | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
Lee Chang-ho | Loss | Loss | Won | Won | Won |
Lee Sedol | Won | Won | Loss | Loss | Loss |