Margus Tubalkain (Tallinn, EST) finished 0-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tubalkain lost 10-3 to Ansis Regza (Riga, LAT), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Eduard Nikolov (Kyiv, UKR). Tubalkain lost 8-2 to Fredrik Nyman (Solleftea, SWE). Tubalkain lost 6-1 to James Craik (Stirling, SCO). Tubalkain lost 7-5 to Dean Huerlimann (Zug, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Tubalkain did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Tubalkain ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.