Steffen Walstad (Oppdal, NOR) finished 7-6 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Walstad defeated Mads Noergaard (Hvidovre, DEN) 7-6, then won 7-4 against Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) and 9-2 against Yeong Seok Jeong (Uijeongbu, KOR). Walstad won 9-5 against Qiang Zou (Harbin, CHN), then won 9-8 against Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE). Walstad went on to lose 8-6 against Sixten Totzek (Fuessen, GER). Walstad responded with a 10-2 win over Yuta Matsumura (Tokoro, JPN). Walstad won 11-5 against Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI). Walstad went on to lose 6-5 against John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Walstad lost 10-3 to Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA). Walstad lost 8-6 to Sergei Glukhov (Moscow, RCF). Walstad lost 6-4 to Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, CAN). Walstad lost 7-6 to Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Walstad ranks 176th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.