Craig Brown (Madison, WI) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown lost 7-4 to Todd Birr (Mankato, MN), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Reid Carruthers (Beausejour, MB) where Brown responded with a 8-4 win over Brad Haight (Winnipeg, MB). Brown won 6-3 against Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON). Brown went on to lose 8-7 against Terry McNamee (Brandon, MB). Brown responded with a 5-3 win over Doug Harrison (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Brown did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Brown ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.