| 1985 | England Phil Kenyon | Australia Steve Bowditch | 9-3, 6-9, 9-3, 9-7 | |
| 1986 | Australia Rodney Martin | Australia Tristan Nancarrow | 9-6, 9-5, 9-2 | |
| 1987 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Australia Chris Dittmar | 9-6, 9-2, 9-5 | |
| 1988 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Australia Chris Dittmar | 15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 12-15, 15-1 | |
| 1989 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Australia Chris Dittmar | 15-8, 16-17, 15-2, 15-6 | |
| 1990 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Australia Chris Robertson | 15-6, 14-15, 15-10, 15-5 | |
| 1991 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Australia Tristan Nancarrow | 16-17, 15-6, 15-17, 15-4, 15-5 | |
| 1992 | Australia Rodney Martin | Australia Chris Dittmar | 12-15, 15-13, 15-14, 15-9 | |
| 1993 | Australia Brett Martin | Australia Rodney Martin | 12-15, 15-12, 15-4, 15-6 | |
| 1994 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Scotland Peter Nicol | 15-7, 15-10, 15-6 | |
| 1995 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Australia Brett Martin | 15-12, 15-7, 15-3 | |
| 1996 | Australia Rodney Eyles | Pakistan Jansher Khan | 15-10, 15-10, 15-5 | |
| 1997 | Pakistan Jansher Khan | Canada Jonathon Power | 14-15, 15-12, 15-7, 15-2 | |
| 1998 | Canada Jonathon Power | Scotland Peter Nicol | 15-14, 15-11, 15-14 | |
| 1999 | Scotland Peter Nicol | Canada Jonathon Power | 15-10, 15-8, 15-8 | |
| 2000 | Scotland Peter Nicol | Canada Jonathon Power | 15-11, 15-10, 15-6 | |
| 2001 | Australia David Palmer | France Thierry Lincou | 15-13, 15-6, 15-9 | |
| 2002 | England Peter Nicol | Canada Jonathon Power | 15-13, 15-9, 14-15, 15-10 | |
| 2003 No competition |
| 2004 | France Thierry Lincou | England Nick Matthew | 11-8, 11-4, 13-11 | |
| 2005 not held due to the 2005 World Open |
| 2006 | Egypt Amr Shabana | Egypt Ramy Ashour | 13-11, 3-11, 11-5, 13-11 | |
| 2007 | Egypt Amr Shabana | France Grégory Gaultier | 11-13, 11-3, 11-6, 13-11 | |
| 2008 | Egypt Amr Shabana | France Grégory Gaultier | 11-9, 13-15, 8-11, 11-2, 11-3 | |
| 2009 | Egypt Amr Shabana | France Grégory Gaultier | 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 5-2 | |
| 2010 | Egypt Ramy Ashour | France Grégory Gaultier | 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 | |
| 2011 | England James Willstrop | Egypt Karim Darwish | 11-9, 11-5, 11-4 | |
| 2012 | Egypt Ramy Ashour | England James Willstrop | 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6 | |
| 2013 | England Nick Matthew | Spain Borja Golán | 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5 | |
| 2014 | Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy | France Grégory Gaultier | 11-9, 11-2, 4-11, 8-11, 11-4 | |
| 2015 | Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy | Australia Cameron Pilley | 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 | |
| 2016 | Egypt Ramy Ashour | Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad | 11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6 | |
| 2017 | Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy | Egypt Ali Farag | 11-6 5-11 11-4 7-11 11-3 | |
| 2018 | Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy | Egypt Ali Farag | 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 | |
| 2019–2021 not held due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Egypt Mostafa Asal | Peru Diego Elías | 6-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-4 | |
| 2023 | New Zealand Paul Coll | Egypt Ali Farag | 10–12, 11–3, 11–8, 8–11, 11–9 | |
| 2024 | Egypt Mostafa Asal | Egypt Ali Farag | 11–5, 4–11, 11–8, 11–5 | |
| 2025 | Egypt Mostafa Asal | Egypt Youssef Ibrahim | 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 | |