Chris Schille (Edmonton, AB) finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schille defeated Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) 6-2, then won 7-4 against Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) and 7-2 against Jamie Koe (Yellowknife, NT). Schille went on to lose 5-3 against Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB). Schille lost 9-4 to Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Schille did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Schille ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.