Switzerland's Sven Michel finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Switzerland's Sven Michel lost 8-5 to Russ Howard (Moncton, NB), then responded with a 7-2 win over Italy's Stefano Ferronato. Switzerland's Sven Michel went on to lose 6-1 against Jiri Snitil (Brno, CZE). Switzerland's Sven Michel responded with a 9-4 win over Pascal Hess (Zug, SUI). Switzerland's Sven Michel went on to lose 7-3 against Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Switzerland's Sven Michel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Switzerland's Sven Michel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.