Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi finished 6-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi lost 7-3 to Canada's Glenn Howard, droppimg another game, 6-4 to Sweden's Peja Lindholm where Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 8-3 win over Denmark's Johnny Frederiksen. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi won 10-9 against Australia's Hugh Millikin. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-6 against Andy Kapp (Fussen, GER). Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 6-1 win over Scotland's Warwick Smith. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-6 against United States's Todd Birr. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 7-1 win over Korea's Jae Ho Lee. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi won 8-7 against Norway's Thomas Ulsrud. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-4 against Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 10-6 win over France's Thomas Dufour 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.