Rob Armitage (Red Deer, AB) finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Armitage lost 10-4 to Wade White (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Les Rogers (Edmonton, AB) where Armitage responded with a 8-2 win over Geoff Humphrey (Eckville, AB). Armitage went on to lose 6-4 against Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Armitage did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Armitage ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.