Switzerland's Michael Brunner finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Michael Brunner lost 7-2 to Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Switzerland's Michael Brunner lost 5-3 to Andrey Drozdov (Moscow, RUS) where Switzerland's Michael Brunner responded with a 8-0 win over Mikel Unanue (San Sebastian, ESP) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Switzerland's Michael Brunner gained 0.277 points improving upon their best events, though dropped 291 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 291stplace overall with 0.277 total points. Switzerland's Michael Brunner ranks 524th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.