Switzerland's Manuel Ruch finished 2-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Manuel Ruch defeated Beno Arnold (Basler, SUI) 8-1, then won 8-3 against Mark Neeleman (Zoetermeer, NED). Switzerland's Manuel Ruch went on to lose 6-3 against Switzerland's Christof Schwaller. Switzerland's Manuel Ruch lost 8-1 to Oskar Eriksson (Lit , SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 10 of the event schedule, Switzerland's Manuel Ruch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Switzerland's Manuel Ruch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.