Kevin Hamblin (Morris, MB) finished 2-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hamblin defeated Fengchun Wang (Harbin, CHN) 9-3, then went on to lose 9-6 against Randy Dutiaume (Winnipeg, MB). Hamblin responded with a 7-2 win over Norm Magnusson (Winnipeg, MB). Hamblin went on to lose 5-4 against Sam Good (Winnipeg, MB). Hamblin lost 7-2 to Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hamblin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hamblin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.