Joel Westerberg (Stockholm, SWE) finished 6-5 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Westerberg defeated
Fredrik Julius (Sundbyberg, SWE) 8-1, then went on to lose
7-2 against
Axel Landelius (Mjolby, SWE). Westerberg lost
9-5 to
Michael Roxin (Linkoping, SWE) where Westerberg responded with a
10-5 win over
Anders Kraupp (Danderyd, SWE). Westerberg went on to lose
5-4 against
Daniel Magnusson (Karlstad, SWE). Westerberg responded with a
8-6 win over
Anders Westerberg (Sundbyberg, SWE). Westerberg went on to lose
6-4 against
Fredrik Nyman (Solletfeå, SWE). Westerberg responded with a
5-0 win over
Lars Gothberg (Malung, SWE). Westerberg won
7-6 against
Axel Rosander (Norrkoping, SWE), then won
10-2 against
Emil Markusson (Ostersund, SWE). Westerberg went on to lose
6-5 against
Mats Nyberg (Danderyd, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
Westerberg earned
5.611 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 18 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 128th place overall with
21.600 total points. Westerberg ranks 128th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
21.600 points earned so far this season.
