Craig Brown (Madison, WI) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brown lost 8-3 to Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) where Brown responded with a 7-3 win over British Columbia's Jamie McTavish. Brown won 8-4 against British Columbia's Ken McArdle. Brown went on to lose 6-4 against Dan Petryk (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Brown did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Brown ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.