Manuel Ruch (Uitikon, SUI) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruch defeated Germany's Daniel Neuner 7-2, then won 6-2 against Hammy McMillan (Stranraer, SCO). Ruch went on to lose 4-3 against Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO). Ruch responded with a 5-4 win over Patrick Vuille (Glarus, SUI). Ruch went on to lose 7-3 against David Bartschiger (Burgdorf, SUI). Ruch lost 5-3 to McMillan in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ruch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ruch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.