Julius Diekmann (Hamburg, GER) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Diekmann finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Diekmann defeated Andy Buettner (Geising, GER) 7-3, then went on to lose 6-2 against Daniel Herberg (Fussen, GER). Diekmann responded with a 9-3 win over Michal Vojtus (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 24 of the event schedule, Diekmann did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Diekmann ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.