James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) finished 2-3 in the 48-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grattan lost 9-4 to Jean-Michel Menard (Québec City/Gatineau, QC), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Peter Corner (Brampton, ON) where Grattan responded with a 9-4 win over Tim Phillips (Sudbury, ON). Grattan won 10-4 against Chad Allen (Brantford, ON). Grattan went on to lose 7-6 against Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Grattan did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Grattan ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.