Matt Paul (Ottawa, ON) finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paul lost 6-2 to Blake Morton (McFarland, WI), then responded with a 7-0 win over Andrew Rydholm (Richmond Hill, ON). Paul went on to lose 7-3 against Tyler George (Duluth, MN). Paul lost 13-4 to Debbie McCormick (Rio, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Paul did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Paul ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.