Japan's Yusuke Morozumi finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Yusuke Morozumi lost 8-4 to Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 9-1 to Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC) where Japan's Yusuke Morozumi responded with a 5-3 win over British Columbia's Ken Watson. Japan's Yusuke Morozumi went on to lose 7-2 against Chris Schille (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Japan's Yusuke Morozumi did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Japan's Yusuke Morozumi ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.