Timo Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 3-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste lost 6-3 to Wade White (Edmonton, CAN), droppimg another game, 9-1 to Sergio Serafini (Trentino, ITA). Kauste lost 7-3 to Bob Leclair (Tempe, USA) where Kauste responded with a 9-2 win over Milan Bubenik (Bratislava, SVK). Kauste won 8-2 against Fikret Catak (Erzurum, TUR), then won 7-4 against Hugh Millikin (Sydney, AUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Kauste ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.