Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi finished 6-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi lost 10-3 to Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli, then responded with a 8-7 win over Norway's Thomas Ulsrud. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-4 against Germany's Sebastian Stock. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 6-4 win over Sweden's Nils Carlsen. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 6-3 against Japan's Yoshiyuki Ohmiya. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 9-5 win over Australia's Hugh Millikin. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi won 9-5 against Ireland's Robin Gray, then won 12-3 against Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 9-6 against Scotland's David Murdoch. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 7-5 win over United States's Pete Fenson. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 6-4 against Canada's Jean-Michel Menard in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.