Eddy Mercier (Lyon, FRA) finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mercier lost 6-3 to Christian Bangerter (Bern, SUI), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Fredrik Nyman (Solletfeå, SWE). Mercier lost 8-3 to Andrin Schnider (Schauffhausen, SUI) where Mercier responded with a 5-3 win over Corrie Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 6 of the event schedule, Mercier did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mercier ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.