Otto Kalocsay (Budapest, HUN) finished 2-5 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kalocsay defeated
Pavol Pitonak (Bratislava, SVK) 9-5, then won
6-5 against
Harri Lill (Tallinn, EST). Kalocsay went on to lose
7-5 against
James Pougher (Deeside, WAL). Kalocsay lost
8-5 to
Spain's Sergio Vez. Kalocsay lost
9-5 to
Jermu Pollanen (Hyvinkaa, FIN). Kalocsay lost
7-6 to
Reto Seiler (Sofia, BUL). Kalocsay lost
9-2 to
Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE) in their final qualifying round match.
Kalocsay earned
4.008 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 223 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 330th place overall with
4.104 total points. Kalocsay ranks 261st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
4.008 points earned so far this season.
