 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Mumiriri anodzivirira Alan McManus aiva nhamba 1 mbeu neWorld ChampionStephen Hendry akaisa 2. Nzvimbo dzakagoverwa kuvatambi 16 vokutanga mumatanho enyika. Vatambi vane 15 ne16 vakatamba mumutambo wekutamba vachipesana nemukundi wechiitiko chekukodzera, Mark Williams 58th, naJohn Higgins 51st, uyo aive wild-card kusarudzwa. Tony Drago, John Higgins, Joe Swail naMark Williams vakanga vachiita kutanga kwavo muMasters. 