 Phill Nixon, a first-time qualifier at the age of 50, followed up his victory over number 7 seed Darryl Fitton with a 4–1 win against number 10 seed Martin Atkins.This set up a quarter-final with number 15 seed Paul Hanvidge, who beat Albertino Essers 4–1.Day Six "Thursday 11 January"
Day six saw the first two quarter-finals settled, as top seed Martin Adams saw off 2000 champion Ted Hankey 5–3 while Mervyn King beat Tony Eccles 5–4.