The defending champion was Low Wee Wern , who lost to Raneem El Weleily in the quarter-finals that year . The winner was world number leader Nicol David , who defeated Raneem El Weleily in the final with 8:11, 6:11, 11: 7, 11: 7 and 11: 8.
The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Li Dongjin a spot in the main draw.
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.