Oskar Eriksson (Lit , SWE) finished 4-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Eriksson defeated
Benno Arnold (Basler, SUI) 8-2, then went on to lose
6-3 against
Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Eriksson responded with a
7-3 win over
Jan Hauser (Zurich, SUI). Eriksson won
5-2 against
Jiri Snitil (Prague, CZE), then won
7-1 against
Switzerland's Manuel Ruch. Eriksson went on to lose
6-0 against
Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO). Eriksson lost
6-5 to
Switzerland's Peter de Cruz in their final qualifying round match.
Eriksson earned
3.482 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 6 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 65th place overall with
20.318 total points. Eriksson ranks 26th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
11.707 points earned so far this season.
