Burak Aytac Atac (Ankuva, TUR) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Atac finished 0-3 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Atac lost 8-4 to Jacob Schmidt (Hvidovre, DEN), droppimg another game, 11-1 to James Craik (Stirling, SCO). Atac lost 8-3 to Kristian Lindstroem (Karlstad, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 30 of the event schedule, Atac did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Atac ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.