Manitoba's Blair Goethals finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Manitoba's Blair Goethals defeated Darcy Zielinski (Canora, SK) 7-3, then went on to lose 9-1 against Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Manitoba's Blair Goethals lost 5-4 to Brent Scales (Swan River, MB). Manitoba's Blair Goethals lost 10-1 to Murray Woodward (Ste. Anne, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Manitoba's Blair Goethals did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Manitoba's Blair Goethals ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.