Mikkel Krause (Hvidovre, DEN) finished 4-5 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Krause lost
9-1 to
Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA), droppimg another game,
9-5 to
Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) where Krause responded with a
6-5 win over
Steffen Walstad (Oslo, NOR). Krause won
9-3 against
Kalle Kiiskinen (Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won
5-4 against
Lukas Klima (Prague, CZE). Krause went on to lose
9-8 against
Bruce Mouat (Stirling, SCO). Krause lost
8-6 to
Sixten Totzek (Munich, GER). Krause lost
12-2 to
Peter De Cruz (Geneve, SUI) where Krause responded with a
9-5 win over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in their final qualifying round match.
Krause earned
14.061 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 33 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 127th place overall with
31.047 total points. Krause ranks 130th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
14.061 points earned so far this season.
