Andrey Drozdov (Moscow, RUS) finished 1-3 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Drozdov lost 5-0 to Jason Ackerman (Regina, SK), then responded with a 10-7 win over Terry Meek (Calgary, AB). Drozdov went on to lose 6-1 against Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB). Drozdov lost 7-3 to Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 3 of the event schedule, Drozdov did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 176th to 185th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 4.250 total points. Drozdov ranks 388th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.