Warwick Smith (Perth, SCO) finished 8-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Torger Nergaard (Oslo, NOR) 5-4, then won 8-4 against Sweden's Per Carlsen and 8-6 against Thomas Dufour (Chamonix, FRA). Smith won 8-3 against Fengchun Wang (Harbin, CHN), then won 7-4 against Denmark's Ulrik Schmidt. Smith went on to lose 6-2 against Kevin Koe (Edmonton, CAN). Smith responded with a 7-4 win over Germany's Andy Kapp. Smith went on to lose 7-5 against Pete Fenson (Bemidji, USA). Smith responded with a 10-4 win over Italy's Joel Retornaz. Smith won 7-6 against Japan's Makato Tsuruga. Smith went on to lose 9-7 against Stefan Karnusian (St. Moritz, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.