Sweden's Nils Carlsen finished 6-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sweden's Nils Carlsen lost 5-4 to Canada's Jean-Michel Menard, droppimg another game, 9-7 to Scotland's David Murdoch where Sweden's Nils Carlsen responded with a 10-4 win over Australia's Hugh Millikin. Sweden's Nils Carlsen went on to lose 6-4 against Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi. Sweden's Nils Carlsen responded with a 5-3 win over Japan's Yoshiyuki Ohmiya. Sweden's Nils Carlsen went on to lose 7-4 against United States's Pete Fenson. Sweden's Nils Carlsen responded with a 9-8 win over Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli. Sweden's Nils Carlsen won 8-3 against Ireland's Robin Gray, then won 8-5 against Norway's Thomas Ulsrud and 8-3 against Germany's Sebastian Stock. Sweden's Nils Carlsen went on to lose 8-5 against Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sweden's Nils Carlsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sweden's Nils Carlsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.