Italy's Joel Retornaz finished 0-4 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Italy's Joel Retornaz lost 6-4 to Oskar Eriksson (Lits, SWE), droppimg another game, 8-1 to Switzerland's Toni Mueller. Italy's Joel Retornaz lost 8-6 to Czech Republic's Radeck Klima. Italy's Joel Retornaz lost 0-0 to Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 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.