Eugene Hritzuk (Saskatoon, SK) finished 4-3 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hritzuk lost
7-3 to
Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC), then responded with a
7-2 win over
Kevin Marsh (Regina, SK). Hritzuk won
5-4 against
Terry Meek (Calgary, AB), then won
9-1 against
Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK). Hritzuk went on to lose
7-6 against
Scott Egger (Brooks, AB). Hritzuk responded with a
7-1 win over
Scott Bitz (Regina, SK). Hritzuk went on to lose
7-6 against
Al Schick (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
Hritzuk earned
3.060 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 60 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 204th place overall with
5.560 total points. Hritzuk ranks 124th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
5.560 points earned so far this season.
