David Murdoch (Scotland, UK) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murdoch lost 5-4 to Greg McAulay (Richmond, BC), droppimg another game, 5-3 to Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB) where Murdoch responded with a 7-3 win over Thomas Dufour (Chamonix, FRA). Murdoch went on to lose 7-4 against Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Murdoch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Murdoch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.