Jimmy White led Dean Reynolds 5–4 at the end of their first session. Reynolds won the first two frames of the second session both on , before White went on to win 10–8. O'Kane won nine frames in a row going from 1–5 behind against second-ranked player Cliff Thorburn to win 10–5. Six-time champion Ray Reardon beat debutant Barry West 10–5. Fourth seed Tony Knowles lost 6–10 to Mike Hallett, having led 6–5, and 11th seed Tony Meo lost 8–10 to John Parrott.