The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize pool was $ 460,000 and the total financial debt was $ 485,000.
The qualification took place from February 9th to 11th, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.
The following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who passed the qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise, the amounts are not cumulative (amounts for the double competition per team).