• 12 players from  South Korea South Korea
  South Korea
  The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
  
   - Cho Hanseung
  Cho Hanseung
  Cho Hanseung , also known as Jo Hanseung is a professional Go player.- Biography :Cho turned professional in 1995. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2004, and 8 dan in 2005, 9 dan in 2006.- Titles & runners-up :...
  
  , Cho Hunhyun
  Cho Hunhyun
  Cho Hunhyun is a Korean 9-dan professional Go player. Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He once held all nine Korea titles simultaneously in 1980...
  
  , Choi Cheol-han
  Choi Cheol-han
  - Career record :*2006: 58 wins, 29 losses*2007: 45 wins, 25 losses*2008: 50 wins, 18 losses*2009: 56 wins, 18 losses*2010: 63 wins, 22 losses*2011: 18 wins, 9 losses- Titles and runners-up :...
  
  , Choi Won Yong, Kim Mansoo, Lee Chang-ho
  Lee Chang-ho
  Lee Chang-ho is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as one of the strongest modern Go players. He was a student of Cho Hunhyun 9-dan. He is the only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once.-Biography:He turned professional in...
  
  , Lee Sedol
  Lee Sedol
  Lee Sedol is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Biography:Many regard Lee Sedol as one of the strongest players of all time. Lee was born in Korea in 1983 and studied at the Hanguk Kiwon. He ranks third in career titles with 37, behind Cho Hunhyun and Lee Chang-ho...
  
  , Mok Jin-seok
  Mok Jin-seok
  - Biography :Mok turned pro in 1994 when he was 14. He reached 9 dan in 2005 after getting second place in the LG Cup against Lee Chang-ho.-Promotion record:-Career record:*2006: 44 wins, 21 losses*2007: 93 wins, 29 losses...
  
  , Park Seunghyun
  Park Seunghyun
  Park Seunghyun is a professional Go player.-Biography:Park was taught by Kwan Kab Ryong. He became a professional in 2000. In 2001, he was promoted to 2 dan, then 4 dan in 2004. He is currently 5 dan. He has participated in the 2002 Samsung Cup and 2007 LG Cup.-External Links:**...
  
  , Song Tae Kon
  Song Tae Kon
  Song Tae Kon is a Korean professional Go player.- Biography :Song Tae Kon started learning Go when he was 6. He turned pro when he was 13. Currently, at the age of 19 he is 7 dan. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he just couldn't beat Lee...
  
  , Won Seong-jin
  Won Seong-jin
  Won Seong-jin is a professional Go player.-Promotion record:-Career record:*2006: 60 wins, 21 losses*2007: 61 wins, 23 losses*2008: 51 wins, 24 losses*2009: 33 wins, 28 losses*2010: 60 wins, 24 losses...
  
  , Yoo Changhyuk
  Yoo Changhyuk
  Yoo Changhyuk is a professional Go player in South Korea.- Biography :Yoo Changhyuk was one of Korea's best Go players. Growing up without a teacher, Yoo became a professional in 1984 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1996...
  
  
• 5 players from  Japan Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
   - Cho U
  Cho U
  Cho U Kisei, Oza is a professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the only player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles...
  
  , Hane Naoki, O Meien
  O Meien
  O Meien is a professional Go player.- Biography :Meien was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He is known for his quick fuseki and fighting ability. He became a pro in 1977, two years after moving to Japan. He advanced to 9 dan in 1992.- Titles and runners-up :-External Links:**...
  
  , O Rissei
  O Rissei
  Ō Rissei is a professional Go player in Japan.- Biography :Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.- Titles and runners-up :Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.-External...
  
  , Yamashita Keigo
• 4 players from  Mainland China China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
   - Gu Li
  Gu Li
  Gu Li is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Gu Li is currently the #1 ranked Chinese player by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. He became a pro in 1994 when he was only 12. In 2006, he won the 10th LG Cup and became the youngest Chinese player to ever win a major international title; as a result,...
  
  , Kong Jie
  Kong Jie
  Kong Jie is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Kong Jie turned professional in 1994 at the age of 12. He was promoted to 7-dan after 8-years in 2001. In 2004 he was sent into the Teda Cup as China's representative against Lee Chang-ho and Yoda Norimoto...
  
  , Yu Bin
  Yu Bin
  Yu Bin is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Yu Bin is one of China's best Go players. He became 9 dan in 1991 at the age of 24.- Titles & Runner Up's :...
  
  , Zhou Heyang
  Zhou Heyang
  Zhou Heyang is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Zhou Heyang was born in Luoyang, Henan, China. He is a Chinese professional Go player. He turned professional in 1988, and advanced to 9 dan in 2001. He started learning how to play Go at the age of 8...
  
  
• 1 player from  Republic of China Taiwan
  Taiwan
  Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
  
   - Zhou Junxun
  Zhou Junxun
  Zhou Junxun is a Go player.-Biography:Zhou was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Unlike other Taiwanese Go players, he stayed and became a professional in Taiwan. Zhou became a professional in 1993. He would later advance to 7 dan in 1997, then finally 9 dan in 1998...
  
  
• 1 player from  United States North America
  North America
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   - Jiang Mingjiu
• 1 player from  Europe Europe
  Europe
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   - Franz-Josef Dickhut

Knockout Stages

Final

Players	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Japan Cho U Cho U Cho U Kisei, Oza is a professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the only player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles...	Loss	Won	Won	Won	N.P.
Mainland China Yu Bin Yu Bin Yu Bin is a Chinese professional Go player.- Biography :Yu Bin is one of China's best Go players. He became 9 dan in 1991 at the age of 24.- Titles & Runner Up's :...	Won	Loss	Loss	Loss	N.P.