Sturla Holm Lägreid won the biathlon pursuit in Otepää, Estonia. He built a lead of over ten seconds and maintained it throughout the race, shooting well in difficult conditions. His only miss came in the final shooting, but it did not affect his victory as he had a lead of over a minute at that point.
Sebastian Samuelsson was in second place with a good margin before the final shooting, but he missed four of his five shots there, dropping to fifth place after four penalty loops. Martin Ponsiluoma was the next best Swedish athlete in 21st place. Samuelsson is chasing the overall World Cup lead, held by Éric Perrot, and had a chance to gain points in this race.