United States's Todd Birr finished 8-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, United States's Todd Birr lost 6-5 to Australia's Hugh Millikin, droppimg another game, 9-6 to Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli where United States's Todd Birr responded with a 7-3 win over Norway's Thomas Ulsrud. United States's Todd Birr won 9-1 against Denmark's Johnny Frederiksen. United States's Todd Birr went on to lose 6-2 against France's Thomas Dufour. United States's Todd Birr responded with a 7-6 win over Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi. United States's Todd Birr won 6-4 against Scotland's Warwick Smith, then won 7-6 against Andy Kapp (Fussen, GER) and 7-6 against Canada's Glenn Howard. United States's Todd Birr won 7-5 against Korea's Jae Ho Lee, then won 6-5 against Sweden's Peja Lindholm in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, United States's Todd Birr did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. United States's Todd Birr ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.