Tyrel Griffith (Kelowna, CAN) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Griffith defeated Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON) 9-7, then went on to lose 10-2 against Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB). Griffith responded with a 6-5 win over Korea's Chang-Min Kim. Griffith won 7-4 against Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB). Griffith went on to lose 6-2 against Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Griffith lost 6-1 to Fengchun Wang (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Griffith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Griffith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.