Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pierce lost 9-7 to Darren Smale (Kamloops, BC), then responded with a 10-5 win over Japan's Hiro Kashiwagi. Pierce won 11-6 against Don Walchuk (Edmonton, AB), then won 4-2 against Greg McAulay (Richmond, BC). Pierce went on to lose 7-2 against Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Pierce lost 7-6 to Dean Ross (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Pierce did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Pierce ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.