Last year's winners were Ali Farag for the men and Sarah-Jane Perry for the women. Mohamed Elshorbagy won the men's competition with a final victory over Tarek Momen , the game ended 11: 5, 11:13, 11: 9, 7:11 and 11: 4 for Elshorbagy. Raneem El Weleily secured the title in the women's field, beating Nour El Tayeb 11: 5, 11: 5 and 11: 5.
The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 24 players each. The eight best players were seeded and received a bye in the first round. Per Wildcard received Faraz Khan and Haley Mendez each a spot in the main draw. All games except for the final were played in the best-of-three format. Only the final took place in best-of-five mode.
At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. The amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 121,000 each.