[1] Barry Hawkins was to take part in the tournament, but he was replaced by Liang Wenbo due to a neck injury.

[2] The General Cup marked the return of Ali Carter, who was playing in his first event since his chemotherapy treatment, having been diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs in May.

[3][4] Mark Davis was the defending champion,[5] but he lost 2–6 against Ali Carter in the semi-final.

[6] Carter won his sixth professional title by defeating Shaun Murphy 7–6 in the final.

[7][8] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2][9] The wildcard match was played on 12 October, was the best of 11 frames and decided the fourth player in group B.