Allan Manuel (Greenacres, SCO) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manuel lost 7-4 to Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Pascal Hess (Zug, SUI) where Manuel responded with a 6-3 win over David Steel (Kirkcaldy, SCO). Manuel went on to lose 7-5 against Lee McCleary (Kinross, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Manuel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Manuel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.