Alexander Attinger (Dübendorf, SUI) are currently 1-0 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Attinger defeated Andrey Drozdov (Moscow, RUS) 5-2. In their next game, Attinger plays Stefan Karnusian (St. Moritz, SUI) on Friday at 7am and David Murdoch (Scotland, UK) at 12pm and David Murdoch (Scotland, UK) at 12pm.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Attinger did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Attinger ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.