In the first edition of the tournament, Peter Barker and David Palmer met in the final . Barker won the game with 15:13, 11: 9 and 11: 2 and thus his eleventh career title on the PSA World Tour .
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 Alain Osman Muldeen a spot in the main draw.