Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) finished 0-5 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gulbis lost 8-3 to Felix Attinger (Dubendorf, SUI), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Sweden's Gustav Eskilsson. Gulbis lost 6-2 to Amos Mosaner (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA). Gulbis lost 7-4 to James Grattan (Saint John, NB). Gulbis lost 7-6 to David Sik (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Gulbis did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 101st to 102nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 10.216 total points. Gulbis ranks 482nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.