 Raymond van Barneveld's debut match at the PDC World Championship was a successful one, beating 16-year-old Australian qualifier Mitchell Clegg 3–0.The 5th seed Adrian Lewis whitewashed the other Australian qualifier Anthony Fleet, who failed to win a single leg, and 9th seed Denis Ovens dropped only two legs in a 3–0 defeat of Steve Smith.Alan Warriner-Little was another seeded casualty, however, managing to win only one leg in his defeat by Alan Tabern.