The Block Stage Draw has been published. As per WCF Sports Regulations, in Step 1 the players were distributed into the blocks in the striping (i.e., serpentine) pattern based on World Ranking DGrade. With blocks of 9 the chance of an unsolvable Step 3 problem is higher than with blocks of 10, and the first version of the draw ended with just such problems. So, unusually, we began the second version by addressing this first, noted below as "Step 3 problem".

The following changes were made in Step 2 (correcting country distribution and rebalancing grades as needed):

1. Paul Bennett G8 <-> Reece McCorkindale E8, Step 3 problem
2. Sam Murray E5 <-> Gabrielle Higgins F5, ENG distribution, Step 3 problem
3. David Fuller G4 <-> Duncan Reeve D4, Step 3 problem
4. Dwayne McCormick E2 <-> Samir Patel F2, AUS & ENG distribution
5. Callum Hyland A5 <-> Brian Cumming G5, AUS distribution, grade rebalance
6. Greg Hill E3 <-> Edmund Fordyce D3, NZL distribution
7. Jenny Clarke D2 <-> Andrew Johnston B2, NZL distribution
8. Greg Fletcher A2 <-> Samir Patel E2, AUS distribution
9. Rich Lamm D6 <-> Andrew Symonds B6, USA distribution
10. Doug Grimsley F7 <-> Jarrod Coutts A7, USA distribution
11. Tom Coles F6 <-> James Hopgood A6, grade rebalance
12. Brian Cumming A5 <-> Sam Murray F5, grade rebalance
13. Doug Grimsley A7 <-> Patrick Sweeney B7, grade rebalance

And the following changes were made in Step 3 (avoiding final-round same-country pairings):

1. Stephen Allen D8 <-> Jack Rush D9
2. Trevor Bassett C5 <-> Euan Burridge C6
3. Sam Murray A5 <-> Tom Coles A6
4. Gabrielle Higgins E5 <-> Randy Cardo E6
5. Callum Hyland G5 <-> Jordan Waters G6

On each of the 3 days of the Block Stage, one block will play at The Beach Club:

Saturday, Block A
Sunday, Block B
Monday, Block E