Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Uusipaavalniemi lost 5-4 to Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK), then responded with a 4-2 win over Dave Merklinger (Vernon, BC). Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 8-4 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 7-4 win over Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB). Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-6 against Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Uusipaavalniemi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 44th to 49th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 33.430 total points. Uusipaavalniemi ranks 47th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.400 points earned so far this season.