Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) finished 3-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Korte defeated Ontario's Ed Premo 11-4, then went on to lose 8-5 against Kevin Park (Edmonton, AB). Korte lost 9-8 to Wayne Middaugh (Midland, ON) where Korte responded with a 11-9 win over Saskatchewan's Glen Despins. Korte won 9-2 against Norway's Pal Trulsen. Korte went on to lose 9-4 against Ontario's Rich Moffatt in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Korte did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Korte ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.