Italy's Joel Retornaz finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Italy's Joel Retornaz lost 8-3 to Norway's Thomas Loevold, droppimg another game, 8-4 to Scotland's David Murdoch. Italy's Joel Retornaz lost 9-2 to Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli. Italy's Joel Retornaz lost 8-5 to Sweden's Nils Carlsen in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Italy's Joel Retornaz did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Italy's Joel Retornaz ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.