The defending champion was Nick Matthew , who also won the tournament that year. In the final, he benefited from the injury-related abandonment of James Willstrop when the score was 11: 9, 11: 6 and 6: 2 for Matthew.
The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Christian Drakenbergs a spot in the main draw.