New Years Eve
With the increased number of days play, the tournament held two matches in the afternoon session on New Year's Eve. The first one saw a repeat of the 1993 world final, however John Lowe was unable to repeat the result. He had led 3-0 against Alan Warriner, but Warriner, quickly dropping down the rankings recovered to win the match 4-3, taking the final set with a 4-2 tie- break margin.
The final match of the third round saw the number 8 seed eliminated. Denis Ovens recovred from 2-0 and 3-1 down to level the match at 3-3. However Alex Roy would go through to the fourth round with a straight legs victory in the decider, winning through to meet Warriner in the last 16.
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