In the second round he surprisingly lost against the Bulgarian champion Stoyan Golemanov, but recovered and reached the final against Russian Dzambolat Tsoriev, who was undefeated at that time.
În cea de-a doua rundă a pierdut surprinzător împotriva campionului bulgar Stoian Golemanov, dar a recuperat și a ajuns la final împotriva rusului Dzambolat Tsoriev, care era de neoprit la momentul respectiv.