Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Middaugh defeated Mark Lukowich (Stonewall, MB) 12-2, then went on to lose 8-1 against Don Spriggs (Portage la Prairie, CAN). Middaugh lost 6-3 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI) where Middaugh responded with a 6-3 win over Daley Peters (Winnipeg, MB). Middaugh went on to lose 4-3 against Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Middaugh did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Middaugh ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.