Lloyd Heller (Medicine Hat, AB) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Heller lost 8-3 to Jeff Erickson (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Colin Griffith (Grande Prairie, AB) where Heller responded with a 7-6 win over Jim Moats (Edmonton, CAN). Heller went on to lose 6-3 against Scott Egger (Brooks, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Heller did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Heller ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.