Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Simmons lost 5-4 to Warren Hassall (Lloydminster, AB), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC) where Simmons responded with a 8-5 win over Scott Egger (Brooks, AB). Simmons went on to lose 6-5 against Terry Meek (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Simmons did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 13th place on the World Ranking Standings with 109.017 total points. Simmons ranks 8th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 56.850 points earned so far this season.