He defeated Kim Jensen and John Lowe before losing to Phil Taylor, who went on to win his first world title and dominate the sport.
He then beat Denmark's Troels Rusel in the quarter finals before losing to Canada's John Part 5–1 in sets.
Sharp was the only player to win a set against eventual champion Part in the entire tournament.
Sharp did not progress further in his career, reaching only the second round in the 1995 World Championship and then quietly disappeared from the scene.
He returned to the Scotland National Championship in 2008, but lost in the first round to the tournament's eventual winner Mike Veitch.