Second round (best of 25 frames)

John Higgins (Sco) leads Fergal O'Brien (Irl) 6-2
Frame scores: 6-67 89-0 81-21 28-68 70-36 60-20 52-18 70-50.

Matthew Stevens (Wal) bt Mark Allen (NIrl) 13-9
Frame scores (Stevens first): 78-1 83-34 65-16 84-21 18-101 (101) 0-105 0-118 (118) 112-22 101-0 (101) 76-9 71-6 0-85 79-57 1-90 11-76 27-64 92-17 87-19 9-98 30-97 62-39 65-1.

Ali Carter (Eng) leads Stephen Hendry (Sco) 6-2
Frame scores: 64-34 0-92 0-98 78-0 72-0 72-52 61-39 136-3

Stephen Maguire (Sco) bt Joe Swail (Eng) 13-8
Frame scores: 0-104 (104) 22-70 85-5 67-54 79-19 75-12 56-42 64-29 56-47 100-0 0-81 9-82 0-75 70-35 80-3 60-8 6-82 0-128 32-86 80-22 76-7

Anthony Hamilton (Eng) bt Ian McCulloch (Eng) 13-8
Frame scores: 8-75 (68) 63-42 55-79 69-9 (60) 25-70 73-57 55-62 70-1 (61) 71-20 72-14 32-58 53-64 (64) 64-62 (63) 51-62 26-74 (56) 61-18 65-40 (65) 111-0 (111) 54-43 107-25 (107) 91-5 (91)