Claudio Pescia (St. Galler, SUI) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pescia lost 8-3 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB), then responded with a 6-4 win over Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, SK). Pescia went on to lose 9-7 against Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK). Pescia responded with a 6-1 win over Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Pescia went on to lose 5-3 against Markus Eggler (Basel, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Pescia did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Pescia ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.