Finland's Jari Saarelainen needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Finland's Jari Saarelainen finished 3-11 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Jari Saarelainen defeated Finland's Tomi Rantamaki 5-4, then went on to lose 4-3 against Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN). Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 7-2 to Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen. Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 10-3 to Finland's Aku Kauste. Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 8-7 to Finland's Iiro Sipola. Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 8-2 to Finland's Toni Sepperi where Finland's Jari Saarelainen responded with a 8-7 win over Finland's Tomi Rantamaki. Finland's Jari Saarelainen went on to lose 8-4 against Uusipaavalniemi. Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 6-3 to Finland's Mikko Saastamoinen. Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 10-3 to Finland's Kalle Kiiskinen. Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 9-2 to Finland's Aku Kauste where Finland's Jari Saarelainen responded with a 10-3 win over Finland's Mikko Saastamoinen. Finland's Jari Saarelainen went on to lose 9-4 against Finland's Iiro Sipola. Finland's Jari Saarelainen lost 11-5 to Finland's Toni Sepperi in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Finland's Jari Saarelainen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Finland's Jari Saarelainen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.