 The only seed to miss out was 2004 finalist, Kevin Painter who was beaten by Colin Osborne despite an average of 89.96.Osborne notched the tournament's first ten-dart finish and hit seven 180s during the win.During the afternoon session, ill 25th seed Dave Askew beat off Martin Burchell 3–2, and 'The Pieman' and 21st seed Andy Smith cruised through in straight sets against Shi Yongsheng.