The defending champion was Jonathon Power , who had ended his career before the tournament began. In the final, the top seeded Amr Shabana met the sixth seeded Peter Nicol . Shabana won the game with 9:11, 11: 6, 11: 7, 2:11 and 11: 8. This was his first title at the tournament.
The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, a qualification was not played. The 16 best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Nicholas Kyme a spot in the main draw.