 Painter then hit double 8 with his third dart to finally take victory and become the first seed to advance into the second round.Dennis Priestley, the eleventh seed, had a considerably more comfortable victory against Warren French of New Zealand.French played far better than in his preliminary round game, averaging 76 rather than 54, however Priestley's average of 87 told all as he took all three sets 3–1 for a 3–0 overall victory.