Pang en Meulendijks worden op badmintoneurope.com ook nog aangehaald als belangrijke kanshebbers op de titel:
Eric Pang (NED), Anand Pawar (IND), Raul Must (EST) and Pablo Abian (ESP) can be considered as strong rivals and they will make it not that easy for Vittinghus to regain the title.Dutch Judith Meulendijks is the top seed in the women's singles and is going for her first season's title after she has reached the finals in the Spanish Open and US Open earlier this year.
