Russia's Andrey Drozdov finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Russia's Andrey Drozdov lost 7-5 to Dan Petryk (Calgary, AB), then responded with a 7-1 win over Greg Romaniuk (Seattle, WA). Russia's Andrey Drozdov went on to lose 5-3 against Ken Watson (Surrey, BC). Russia's Andrey Drozdov lost 7-1 to Korea's Dong-Keun Lee in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Russia's Andrey Drozdov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Russia's Andrey Drozdov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.