Naast Atkinson en Naudé kwamen er nog twee andere Nederlanders in actie in Doha. Orla Noom verloor in straight games van de als vierde geplaatste Engelse Tania Bailey. Ondanks het harde werken haalde Noom slechts 3 punten: 1-9, 1-9, 1-9. Bij de heren ging Laurens Jan Anjema onderuit tegen de Engelsman Adrian Grant: 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6.
Men's 1st round:
[1] Amr Shabana (EGY) bt [Q] Renan Lavigne (FRA) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (24m)
[14] Peter Barker (ENG) bt Abdul Rahman Al-Malki (QAT) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 (25m)
[5] Nick Matthew (ENG) bt Bradley Ball (ENG) 11-4, 11-9, 11-4 (31m)
[Q] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [16] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) 4-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9 (61m)
[3] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 10-11 (2-4), 11-0 (44m)
[15] Olli Tuominen (FIN) bt [Q] Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 11-5, 10-11 (4-6), 11-9, 11-6 (48m)
[6] James Willstrop (ENG) bt Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-5, 11-5, 4-11, 11-7 (54m)
[12] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6 (79m)
[Q] Alister Walker (ENG) bt Stacey Ross (ENG) 11-6, 8-11, 11-10 (2-0), 7-11, 11-5 (69m)
[8] Lee Beachill (ENG) bt [Q] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 (21m)
[10] Wael El Hindi (EGY) bt [Q] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8, 11-6, 11-2 (21m)
[4] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) bt [Q] Daryl Selby (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 (41m)
Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [9] Stewart Boswell (AUS) 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-4 (71m)
[7] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [Q] Yasser El Halaby (EGY) 11-3, 11-9, 10-11 (0-2), 11-2 (31m)
[13] Ong Beng Hee (MAS) bt Borja Golan (ESP) 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5 (73m)
[2] David Palmer (AUS) bt Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-5, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7 (86m)
Women's 1st round:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) 9-1, 9-4, 9-4 (29m)
Annelize Naude (NED) bt [15] Rebecca Chiu (HKG) 9-5, 7-9, 9-6, 9-5 (55m)
[7] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) bt Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 9-4, 9-4, 9-1 (28m)
[10] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG) bt Nicolette Fernandes (GUY) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 (15m)
[4] Tania Bailey (ENG) bt [Q] Orla Noom (NED) 9-1, 9-1, 9-1 (20m)
[14] Shelley Kitchen (NZL) bt [Q] Christina Mak (HKG) 9-1, 9-0, 9-1 (23m)
[5] Vicky Botwright (ENG) bt Sharon Wee (MAS) 9-1, 9-4, 9-0 (23m)
[12] Jenny Duncalf (ENG) bt [Q] Aisling Blake (IRL) 9-3, 9-2, 9-2 (38m)
[13] Engy Kheirallah (EGY) bt Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) 8-10, 9-3, 7-9, 9-2, 9-6 (92m)
[6] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt Isabelle Stoehr (FRA) 10-8, 9-0, 9-5 (34m)
[16] Kasey Brown (AUS) bt [Q] Tenille Swartz (RSA) 9-0, 9-3, 9-2 (31m)
[3] Rachael Grinham (AUS) bt [Q] Line Hansen (DEN) 9-2, 9-0, 9-3 (21m)
[9] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Tricia Chuah (MAS) 9-2, 9-2, 9-1 (26m)
[8] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt Sarah Kippax (ENG) 9-1, 9-4, 9-6 (33m)
[11] Alison Waters (ENG) bt [Q] Suzie Pierrepont (ENG) 9-3, 9-4, 9-5 (24m)
[2] Natalie Grinham (AUS) bt Rebecca Botwright (ENG) 9-3, 9-1, 9-0 (19m)
Men's 2nd round line-up:
[1] Amr Shabana (EGY) v [14] Peter Barker (ENG)
[5] Nick Matthew (ENG) v [Q] Omar Mosaad (EGY)
[3] Ramy Ashour (EGY) v [15] Olli Tuominen (FIN)
[6] James Willstrop (ENG) v [12] Adrian Grant (ENG)
[8] Lee Beachill (ENG) v [Q] Alister Walker (ENG)
[4] Anthony Ricketts (AUS) v [10] Wael El Hindi (EGY)
[7] Karim Darwish (EGY) v Cameron Pilley (AUS)
[2] David Palmer (AUS) v [13] Ong Beng Hee (MAS)
Women's 2nd round line-up:
[1] Nicol David (MAS) v Annelize Naude (NED)
[7] Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) v [10] Laura-Jane Lengthorn (ENG)
[4] Tania Bailey (ENG) v [14] Shelley Kitchen (NZL)
[5] Vicky Botwright (ENG) v [12] Jenny Duncalf (ENG)
[6] Natalie Grainger (USA) v [13] Engy Kheirallah (EGY)
[3] Rachael Grinham (AUS) v [16] Kasey Brown (AUS)
[8] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) v [9] Madeline Perry (IRL)
[2] Natalie Grinham (AUS) v [11] Alison Waters (ENG)