Dean Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Huerlimann lost 6-3 to Luca Rizzolli (Trentino, ITA), droppimg another game, 5-1 to Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR) where Huerlimann responded with a 8-5 win over Pascal Matti (Gstaad, SUI). Huerlimann went on to lose 8-2 against Yves Stocker (Glarus, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 6 of the event schedule, Huerlimann did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Huerlimann ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.