Artem Shmakov (Novosibirsk, RUS) finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shmakov lost 8-5 to Sergei Glukhov (Sochi, RUS), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Alexey Timofeev (St. Petersburg, RUS) where Shmakov responded with a 8-2 win over Aleksandr Orlov (St. Petersburg, RUS). Shmakov went on to lose 6-3 against Mikhail Vlasenko (Irkutsk, RUS). Shmakov responded with a 7-2 win over Alexander Eremin (Dmitrov, RUS). Shmakov went on to lose 9-8 against Oleg Krasikov (St. Petersburg, RUS). Shmakov responded with a 7-5 win over German Doronin (Moscow, RUS). Shmakov won 10-7 against Vadim Raev (Moscow, RUS), then won 7-6 against Aleksandr Kirikov (Moscow, 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.