Defending champion was Omar Elborolossy , who was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Ong Beng Hee started the tournament in top shape and won it with a final victory against Stefan Casteleyn with 15:10, 15:11 and 15: 4.
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. By wildcard of at that time only seven years was Ieong Se Chun a spot in the main draw.