Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.[1]
- 6 January – Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Wales
- Marco Fu 5–3 Mark Williams
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–1 Steve Davis
- Stephen Hendry 4–4 Jimmy White
- 7 January – Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Wales
- Marco Fu 6–2 Jimmy White
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Steve Davis
- Mark Williams 4–4 John Higgins
- 2 February – Woodford Leisure Centre, Hull, England
- Marco Fu 5–3 Steve Davis
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–2 Stephen Hendry
- 3 February – Woodford Leisure Centre, Hull, England
- Marco Fu 5–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Mark Williams 6–2 Steve Davis
- John Higgins 5–3 Jimmy White
- 17 February – Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England
- Steve Davis 5–3 Jimmy White
- John Higgins 6–2 Marco Fu
- Mark Williams 4–4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 18 February – Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Mark Williams
- John Higgins 4–4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 24 March – Rothwell Sports Centre, Leeds, England
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–2 Jimmy White
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 John Higgins
- 25 March – Rothwell Sports Centre, Leeds, England
- John Higgins 5–3 Steve Davis
- Marco Fu 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- Mark Williams 7–1 Jimmy White