Grunde Buraas (Lillehammer, NOR) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Buraas lost 10-4 to Marc Muskatewitz (Fuessen, GER), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Michael Brunner (Bern, SUI). Buraas lost 7-2 to Marco Hoesli (Glarus, SUI). Buraas lost 7-4 to Stefano Spiller (Bormio, ITA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 4 of the event schedule, Buraas did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 65th place on the World Ranking Standings with 45.750 total points. Buraas ranks 459th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.