Aaron Asselstine (Thunder Bay, ON) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Asselstine lost 5-3 to Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 7-1 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI) where Asselstine responded with a 7-5 win over Minnesota's Peter Stolt. Asselstine went on to lose 10-3 against North Dakota's Erik Jensen. Asselstine responded with a 9-8 win over North Dakota's Bill Morehouse in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Asselstine did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Asselstine ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.