Joel Retornaz (Trentino, ITA) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Retornaz lost 5-2 to Rui Liu (HARBIN, CHN), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Michael Brunner (Gstaad, SUI). Retornaz lost 7-4 to Kyle Smith (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Retornaz did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 188th place on the World Ranking Standings with 23.428 total points. Retornaz ranks 173rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 12.946 points earned so far this season.