Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 8-6 to Italy's Stefano Ferronato, droppimg another game, 6-4 to Ulrik Schmidt (Copenhagen, DEN). Smith lost 6-3 to Thomas Due (Oslo, NOR). Smith lost 7-4 to Switzerland's Markus Eggler where Smith responded with a 7-5 win over Switzerland's Michael Hoechner in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.