Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann defeated Sweden's Per Carlsen 7-6, then went on to lose 5-4 against David Murdoch (Scotland, UK). Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann responded with a 8-2 win over Pascal Hess (Zug, SUI). Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann went on to lose 7-1 against Jiri Snitil (Brno, CZE). Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann lost 6-4 to Claudio Pescia (St. Galler, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.