Hugh Nibloe (Stirling, SCO) finished 3-8 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nibloe lost 6-5 to Agris Lasmans (Riga, LAT), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Jostein Stordahl (Oslo, NOR). Nibloe lost 6-3 to Egidio Marchese (Trentino, ITA). Nibloe lost 6-2 to Korea's Huitae Yang. Nibloe lost 6-5 to Dana Selnekovicova (Prague, CZE). Nibloe lost 7-6 to United States's Matt Thums where Nibloe responded with a 8-2 win over Mark Ideson (Edmonton, CAN). Nibloe won 6-4 against Ain Villau (Tallinn, EST). Nibloe went on to lose 6-2 against Marcus Holm (Stockholm, SWE). Nibloe responded with a 8-4 win over Radoslav Duris (Bratislava, SVK). Nibloe went on to lose 9-4 against Haitao Wang (Beijing, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Nibloe ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.