Andrey Drozdov (Moscow, RUS) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Drozdov lost 6-5 to Scotland's Lee McCleary, droppimg another game, 6-2 to Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, UK) where Drozdov responded with a 7-4 win over Scotland's Graham Shaw. Drozdov won 7-4 against Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Drozdov went on to lose 9-1 against Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 20 of the event schedule, Drozdov did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 86th to 88th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 17.230 total points. Drozdov ranks 70th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 12.500 points earned so far this season.