Brent MacDonald (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-3 in the 48-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, MacDonald lost 7-5 to James Kirkness (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 9-3 win over Martin Ferland (Trois-Rivières, QC). MacDonald went on to lose 9-5 against Mark Johnson (Edmonton, AB). MacDonald lost 8-3 to Pierre Charette (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, MacDonald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. MacDonald ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.