Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gulbis lost 8-2 to Rasmus Stjerne (Hvidovre, DEN), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Mario Freiberger (Zug, SUI). Gulbis lost 10-1 to Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR). Gulbis lost 8-2 to Bernhard Werthemann (Berne, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 3 of the event schedule, Gulbis did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 227th place on the World Ranking Standings with 1.211 total points. Gulbis ranks 632nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.