Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi finished 5-4 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi defeated Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt 9-3, then went on to lose 7-6 against Germany's Sebastian Stock. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi lost 9-4 to Canada's Kevin Martin where Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 6-5 win over Switzerland's Andreas Schwaller. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi won 6-5 against France's Dominique Dupont-Roc, then won 6-4 against Great Britain's Hammy McMillan. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 6-5 against Norway's Pal Trulsen. Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi lost 11-4 to Sweden's Peja Lindholm where Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 6-4 win over United States's Tim Somerville 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.