Ze Zhong Zhang (Harbin, CHN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Zhang finished 0-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zhang lost 9-0 to James Pahl (Sherwood Park, AB), droppimg another game, 10-3 to Mario Freiberger (Zug, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 10 of the event schedule, Zhang did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 671st place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Zhang ranks 334th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.