Artem Shmakov (Novosibirsk, RUS) finished 5-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shmakov defeated Gleb Lyasnikov (St. Petersburg, RUS) 6-3, then won 7-4 against German Doronin (Moscow, RUS). Shmakov went on to lose 6-4 against Alexander Eremin (Dmitrov, RUS). Shmakov responded with a 6-3 win over Mikhail Samorukov (Chelyabinsk, RUS). Shmakov won 7-5 against Andrey Iliin (Moscow, RUS), then won 7-4 against Oleg Krasikov (St. Petersburg, RUS). Shmakov went on to lose 5-3 against Alexey Timofeev (St. Petersburg, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Shmakov ranks 36th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.