Jeff Ginter (Fort St. John, BC) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ginter lost 7-6 to Ian Jensen (Calgary, AB), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, SK) where Ginter responded with a 6-3 win over Paul Gowsell (Medicine Hat, AB). Ginter went on to lose 10-5 against Allan Lyburn (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ginter did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ginter ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.