John Salo (Geraldton, NONT) finished 6-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Salo defeated Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, NONT) 8-5, then won 6-5 against Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay, NONT). Salo went on to lose 8-1 against Joe Scharf (Thunder Bay, ON). Salo responded with a 5-3 win over Dustin Montpellier (North Bay, NONT). Salo went on to lose 7-1 against Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). Salo lost 9-7 to Mike Pozihun (Thunder Bay, NONT) where Salo responded with a 7-5 win over Mike Jakubo (Copper Cliff, NONT). Salo went on to lose 8-5 against Mike Assad (Thunder Bay, NONT). Salo lost 5-3 to Tim Nordin (Stratton, NONT) where Salo responded with a 7-4 win over Robbie Gordon (Sudbury, NONT). Salo won 7-6 against David MacInnes (Englehart, NONT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Salo did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Salo ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.