Incumbent champion Wayne Davies defended his title against Lachlan Deuchar seven sets to six.

Davies had played five prior World Championships, losing his first two to Chris Ronaldson in 1983 and 1985, but winning the last three in 1987, 1988 and 1991.

As the defending champion, Davies had the right to chose the host venue for the Championship, electing to play at the Racquet and Tennis Club in New York City, as he had done for his last two defenses.

At the time, players who had won a national Open (Australian, British, French or US) were eligible to challenge for the World Championship.

Deuchar had been the challenger in the previous two World Championships (1988 and 1991), both times losing to Davies in New York.

In the 5-all game, Deuchar made a critical error attempting to lob a giraffe serve, allowing Davies to capitalise by hitting consecutive grilles to win the set.