The winner of the first edition of the tournament was John White , who was third . In the final he defeated Jonathon Power , who was fourth, with 15:11, 7:15, 15:13 and 15:11.
The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. The best eight players were seeded. Per Wildcard got Tim Garner a spot in the main draw.