Switzerland's Manuel Ruch finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Manuel Ruch lost 5-3 to Thomas Due (Oslo, NOR), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Alexey Tselousov (Moscow, RUS) where Switzerland's Manuel Ruch responded with a 8-3 win over Switzerland's Kevin Froidevaux. Switzerland's Manuel Ruch won 5-2 against Finland's Tomi Rantamaki. Switzerland's Manuel Ruch went on to lose 5-3 against Switzerland's Patrick Vuille in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 7 of the event schedule, Switzerland's Manuel Ruch did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 168th to 171st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 6.272 total points. Switzerland's Manuel Ruch ranks 115th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.880 points earned so far this season.