Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi finished 8-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi defeated Italy's Stefano Ferronato 9-5, then went on to lose 6-5 against Scotland's David Murdoch. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi lost 8-5 to Norway's Pal Trulsen. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi lost 8-6 to Ferbey where Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 7-5 win over Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN, USA). Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi won 6-5 against Switzerland's Andreas Schwaller, then won 8-6 against Sweden's Eric Carlsen and 9-4 against Germany's Andy Kapp. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi won 6-5 against Australia's Hugh Millikin, then won 9-3 against New Zealand's Sean Becker and 8-5 against Denmark's Johnny Frederiksen in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.