German Doronin (Moscow, RUS) finished 2-4 in the 4-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Doronin lost 8-4 to Mikhail Vaskov (Dmitrov, RUS), droppimg another game, 9-8 to Alexey Timofeev (Saint Petersburg, RUS). Doronin lost 8-6 to Sergei Glukhov (Sochi, RUS) where Doronin responded with a 4-3 win over Vaskov. Doronin won 8-7 against Timofeev. Doronin went on to lose 7-1 against Glukhov in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Doronin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 225th place on the World Ranking Standings with 10.946 total points. Doronin ranks 225th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.946 points earned so far this season.