The tournament was free to enter, for players from the
PDC and the BDO. Besides Bunting and Williams, also the likes of David Pallett and James Richardson entered the event in Wolverhampton. Bunting defeated them both en route to the final of the ECC Open Singles. Williams edged out Ashley Passmore and Adam Smith-Neale to reach the final. James Richardson 5-3 Ben Davis
Stephen Bunting 5-3 Chris Dale Adam Smith-Neale 5-4 Scott Baker
Jim Williams 5-3 Ashley Passmore Stephen Bunting 6-3 James Richardson Jim Williams 6-5 Adam Smith-Neale Stephen Bunting 7-4 Jim Williams