Russia's Aleksandr Kirikov finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Russia's Aleksandr Kirikov lost 6-5 to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE), then responded with a 9-3 win over David Edwards (Aberdeen, SCO). Russia's Aleksandr Kirikov went on to lose 7-2 against Claudio Pescia (St. Gallen, SUI). Russia's Aleksandr Kirikov lost 6-5 to David Sik (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 10 of the event schedule, Russia's Aleksandr Kirikov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Russia's Aleksandr Kirikov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.