Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Edin defeated Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB) 7-3, then won 6-5 against Greg McAulay (Richmond, BC). Edin went on to lose 7-6 against Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB). Edin lost 5-3 to Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK). Edin lost 5-4 to Bob Ursel (Kelowna, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Edin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Edin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.