John Shuster (Duluth, MN) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster lost 8-1 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB), then responded with a 7-1 win over Guy Hemmings (Sorel, QC). Shuster won 9-1 against Ken Thompson (Cataraqui, ON), then won 6-1 against Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON). Shuster went on to lose 7-6 against Heath McCormick (Sarnia, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shuster ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.