Aku Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste lost 7-2 to Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Switzerland's Bernhard Werthemann. Kauste lost 8-1 to Mikkel Krause (Hvidovre, DEN) where Kauste responded with a 4-1 win over Mike Harris (Oakville, ON). Kauste went on to lose 9-2 against Mario Freiberger (Zug, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Kauste did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 186th to 191st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 3.400 total points. Kauste ranks 529th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.