Norway's Anders Bjoergum finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Norway's Anders Bjoergum lost 8-1 to Sweden's Peja Lindholm, droppimg another game, 7-2 to Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi. Norway's Anders Bjoergum lost 8-6 to Germany's Uli Kapp where Norway's Anders Bjoergum responded with a 7-4 win over Switzerland's Armin Harder in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Norway's Anders Bjoergum did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Norway's Anders Bjoergum ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.