Jiri Snitil (Prague, CZE) finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Snitil lost 9-3 to Andreas Schwaller (Baden, SUI), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Stefan Karnusian (St. Moritz, SUI). Snitil lost 6-5 to Pierre Charette (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Snitil did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Snitil ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.