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The following 3 teams of players competed in the 2004 Electron-Land Cup - a professional Go tournament.
Blue Dragon
| Players |
|---|
| Cho Hanseung |
| Choi Cheol-han |
| Song Tae Kon |
| Park Young-Hoon |
| Kim Juho |
| Park Byungkyu |
| Park Seunghyun |
| Hong Seongji |
White Tiger
| Players |
|---|
| Rui Naiwei |
| Choi Kyubyung |
| Choi Myunghoon |
| Kim Seongryong |
| Kim Youngsam |
| Baek Daehyun |
| Lee Sanghoon |
| Kim Chanwoo |
Phoenix
| Players |
|---|
| Cho Hunhyun |
| Yoo Kihyun |
| Hong Jonghyun |
| Jang Sooyoung |
| Ko Jaehee |
| Kim Jongjoon |
| Park Jongyeol |
| Lim Soontaek |
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