Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) finished 2-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Stoughton lost 6-5 to Martin Ferland (Trois-Rivières, QC), then responded with a 8-4 win over Greg McAulay (Richmond, BC). Stoughton won 8-5 against John Epping (Brampton, ON). Stoughton went on to lose 6-3 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Stoughton lost 8-3 to Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Stoughton did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Stoughton ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.