Stefan Haesler (Bern, SUI) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Haesler lost 4-2 to Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR), droppimg another game, 5-2 to Marc Pfister (Bern, SUI). Haesler lost 7-3 to Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, UK). Haesler lost 6-5 to Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Haesler did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Haesler ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.