Coverage of day one of the concluding round before the Finals, featuring first-round matches at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong. Eight seeded players, including Gian van Veen, Jonny Clayton and James Wade, will take on eight Oceanian representatives, with experienced fan favourite Simon Whitlock among them. All of the seeded players progressed last year, but that did include Australia's Damon Heta, who whitewashed his compatriot James Bailey 6-0