Last year's winner was Nick Matthew , who canceled his participation shortly before the start of the tournament due to an injury. The top seed Mohamed Elshorbagy prevailed in the final against Tarek Momen with 11: 8, 7:11, 12:10, 9:11 and 11: 3.
The field of participants consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Nathan Lake a spot in the main draw. For the first time, the "best of three" format was used in the qualification as well as in the first round and in the quarter-finals, which means that only two sets were needed to achieve the overall victory. In the semifinals and the final, the "best of five" format that has been customary up to now was used.
At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 100,000.
Mo. Elshorbagy
N. Muller
S. Rösner
D. Selby
C. Pilley
M. Á. Rodríguez
G. Marche
G. Lobban
B. Golan