Eduard Nikolov (Kyiv, UKR) finished 0-5 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nikolov lost 7-6 to Paweł Hertman (Gliwice, POL), droppimg another game, 12-2 to Fredrik Nyman (Solleftea, SWE). Nikolov lost 11-2 to Timothy Verreycken (Zemst, BEL). Nikolov lost 10-2 to Benny Kapp (Fuessen/Oberstdorf , GER). Nikolov lost 9-3 to Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Nikolov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Nikolov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.