Mihhail Vlassov (Tallinn, EST) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Vlassov finished 1-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Vlassov lost 9-2 to Mikkel Krause (Taarnby, DEN), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Anders Westerberg (Stockholm, SWE) where Vlassov responded with a 6-5 win over Alexander Eremin (Moscow, RUS). Vlassov went on to lose 11-4 against Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 4 of the event schedule, Vlassov did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 442nd to 443rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.485 total points. Vlassov ranks 197th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.