Jiri Snitil (Brno, CZE) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Snitil defeated Claudio Pescia (St. Galler, SUI) 6-2, then went on to lose 4-2 against Thomas Due (Oslo, NOR). Snitil responded with a 6-1 win over Switzerland's Sven Michel. Snitil won 7-1 against Switzerland's Stefan Heilmann. Snitil went on to lose 9-6 against David Murdoch (Scotland, UK). Snitil lost 6-2 to Sweden's Per Carlsen in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Snitil did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Snitil ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.