 The big upset came when Ronnie Baxter, twice a finalist in the BDO World Championship went out in the first round for the second year running.He lost 2–3 to 25-year-old Sussex player, Adrian Gray who was never behind in the entire match.Former World Champion John Part struggled through to the second round against Merseyside debutant Alan Green 3–2, when the final set went right down to the wire.