Thomas Due (Oslo, NOR) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Due defeated Switzerland's Florian Meister 8-5, then won 4-2 against Jiri Snitil (Brno, CZE). Due went on to lose 6-4 against David Murdoch (Scotland, UK). Due lost 5-4 to Alexander Attinger (Dübendorf, SUI). Due lost 9-4 to Hungary's Lajos Belleli in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Due did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Due ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.