Finland's Aku Kauste finished 6-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Finland's Aku Kauste defeated Estonia's Martin Lill 6-3, then won 8-4 against Italy's Fabio Sola and 7-5 against Slovakia's Pavol Pitonak. Finland's Aku Kauste won 7-6 against Turkey's Alican Karatas. Finland's Aku Kauste went on to lose 6-4 against England's Alan Macdougall. Finland's Aku Kauste responded with a 11-3 win over Wales's Adrian Meikle. Finland's Aku Kauste won 6-4 against Spain's Antonio De Mollinedo in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Finland's Aku Kauste did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Finland's Aku Kauste ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.