Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT) finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gulbis lost 9-2 to Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, UK). Gulbis lost 5-2 to Marc Pfister (Bern, SUI) where Gulbis responded with a 6-5 win over Stefan Haesler (Bern, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Gulbis gained 10.216 points improving upon their best events, though dropped 80 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 80thplace overall with 10.216 total points. Gulbis ranks 470th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.