Scotland's Hugh Nibloe finished 5-6 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Scotland's Hugh Nibloe defeated China's Haitao Wang 3-2, then won 7-5 against Japan's Hiromi Takahashi. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe went on to lose 6-5 against United States's Matt Thums. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe responded with a 7-1 win over Korea's Hyeonchul Lee. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe went on to lose 9-5 against Sweden's Viljo Petersson-Dahl. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe lost 12-6 to Canada's Gil Dash where Scotland's Hugh Nibloe responded with a 7-5 win over England's Stewart Pimblett. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe won 9-4 against Latvia's Agris Lasmans. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe went on to lose 7-4 against Italy's Egidio Marchese. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe lost 5-2 to Norway's Jostein Stordahl. Scotland's Hugh Nibloe lost 11-6 to Slovakia's Peter Zatko in their final qualifying round match.
 
Scotland's Hugh Nibloe ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.