John Epping (Toronto, ON) finished 7-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Epping lost 9-7 to Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON), then responded with a 8-2 win over Peter Corner (Toronto, ON). Epping won 9-3 against Jake Higgs (Harrison, ON). Epping went on to lose 10-5 against Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON). Epping responded with a 9-7 win over Chris Gardner (Ottawa, ON). Epping went on to lose 11-6 against Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON). Epping responded with a 6-5 win over Nick Rizzo (Brantford, ON). Epping won 11-4 against Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON), then won 8-7 against Mark Kean (Ajax, ON) and 6-5 against Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Epping did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 14th place on the World Ranking Standings with 148.301 total points. Epping ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 100.580 points earned so far this season.