 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.Wayne Mardle became the highest seeded player to be toppled so far in the first round when he was knocked out by Alan Caves.