Switzerland's Manuel Ruch finished 1-3 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Manuel Ruch lost 6-5 to Norway's Pal Trulsen, droppimg another game, 7-1 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN) where Switzerland's Manuel Ruch responded with a 8-2 win over Anton Bobrov (Moscow, RUS). Switzerland's Manuel Ruch went on to lose 5-2 against Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Switzerland's Manuel Ruch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Switzerland's Manuel Ruch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.