mason avenged the defeat to van barneveld the following year by beating van barneveld 3–1 in the first round, averaging over 100. mason also beat fordham in the quarter-finals before losing 4–5 to ted hankey in the semi-finals, after leading 4–2. this match holds the 180 record for a 9 set match with 38 180's hit in the match, 16 of them from mason, marking the second consecutive year that he had lost to the eventual champion in the semi-finals.