Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jacobs defeated Ted Butler (Gatineau, QC) 7-2, then went on to lose 7-2 against Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Jacobs responded with a 8-3 win over Dale Ness (Lacolle, QC). Jacobs won 8-5 against Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, MB), then won 7-6 against Steve Lodge (Brockville, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Jacobs did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Jacobs ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.