Andrey Drozdov (Moscow, RUS) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Drozdov lost 5-2 to Alexander Attinger (Dübendorf, SUI), droppimg another game, 7-3 to Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS). Drozdov lost 7-5 to Stefan Karnusian (St. Moritz, SUI). Drozdov lost 7-5 to David Murdoch (Scotland, UK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Drozdov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Drozdov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.