Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli finished 7-4 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli lost 7-6 to Norway's Thomas Ulsrud, then responded with a 9-6 win over United States's Todd Birr. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli won 9-7 against Australia's Hugh Millikin. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli went on to lose 8-2 against Canada's Glenn Howard. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli responded with a 7-2 win over Korea's Jae Ho Lee. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli won 7-6 against Sweden's Peja Lindholm. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli went on to lose 7-4 against Andy Kapp (Fussen, GER). Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli responded with a 6-4 win over Scotland's Warwick Smith. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli won 10-4 against Denmark's Johnny Frederiksen. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli went on to lose 10-6 against France's Thomas Dufour. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli responded with a 7-4 win over Finland's Markku Uusipaavalniemi in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Switzerland's Ralph Stöckli ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.