Ed Jefferies stormed into the last 16 with a convincing 15-7 win over Nicholas Choi (HKG). He will meet American Miles Chamley-Watson for a place in the quarter-finals.
Top seed Tomasso Lari (ITA) just edged past Miyake (JPN) 15-14 and he is joined by no. 2 seed Jean Tony Helissey of France. Marius Braun (GER) defeated no. 4 seed Sinoracki (POL) 15-14 in a desperately close fight and Paul Fausser of France upset no. 7 seed Pawel Osmanski 15-10 to complete a miserable round for the Poles.