Defending champion was Nick Matthew , who defeated James Willstrop 3-0 last year . Matthew failed that year to Peter Barker , who met James Willstrop in the final. This defeated Barker 11: 8, 5:11, 11: 4 and 11: 4 and won the tournament for the fourth time.
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 $ 50,000.