The 8th LG Cup featured:

• 12 players from South Korea - An Choyoung, An Young-gil, Cho Hanseung, Cho Hunhyun, Hong Jang-sik, Kim Joo-ho, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sedol, Mok Jin-seok, Won Seung-jin, Yoo Changhyuk
• 5 players from Japan - Cho Chikun, Hane Naoki, O Meien, O Rissei, Ryu Shikun
• 4 players from China - Chang Hao, Wang Lei, Yu Bin, Zhou Heyang
• 1 player from Taiwan - Zhou Junxun
• 1 player from North America - Michael Redmond
• 1 player from Europe - Alexandre Dinerchtein

Out of the 24 players that participated, the holder of the 7th LG Cup, Lee Sedol, and runner-up Lee Chang-ho were given automatic berths.

Final