Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN) finished 0-5 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zou lost 8-5 to Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Ross Paterson (Glasgow, SCO). Zou lost 1-0 to Marc Muskatewitz (Fuessen, GER). Zou lost 1-0 to Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED). Zou lost 1-0 to Hamish Gallacher (Dumfries, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 34 of the event schedule, Zou did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 42nd place on the World Ranking Standings with 106.111 total points. Zou ranks 42nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 106.111 points earned so far this season.