Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli finished 6-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli defeated Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi 10-3, then won 9-4 against Germany's Sebastian Stock and 7-6 against Norway's Thomas Ulsrud. Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli went on to lose 7-6 against Australia's Hugh Millikin. Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli lost 9-3 to Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt. Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli lost 9-8 to Sweden's Nils Carlsen. Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli lost 4-3 to United States's Pete Fenson where Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli responded with a 10-2 win over Japan's Yoshiyuki Ohmiya. Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli won 10-9 against Canada's Jean-Michel Menard, then won 8-2 against Ireland's Robin Gray. Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli went on to lose 6-2 against Scotland's David Murdoch in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.