Norway's Pal Trulsen finished 7-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Norway's Pal Trulsen lost 5-4 to Switzerland's Andreas Schwaller, then responded with a 9-2 win over France's Dominique Dupont-Roc. Norway's Pal Trulsen won 7-6 against Great Britain's Hammy McMillan, then won 6-5 against United States's Tim Somerville and 9-4 against Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt. Norway's Pal Trulsen won 6-5 against Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi, then won 10-5 against Germany's Sebastian Stock. Norway's Pal Trulsen went on to lose 9-4 against Canada's Kevin Martin. Norway's Pal Trulsen responded with a 9-8 win over Sweden's Peja Lindholm in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Norway's Pal Trulsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Norway's Pal Trulsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.