Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Uusipaavalniemi defeated Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) 4-3, then went on to lose 6-3 against Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Uusipaavalniemi lost 6-5 to Jon Rennie (Calgary, AB) where Uusipaavalniemi responded with a 6-4 win over Alberta's Tom Appelman. Uusipaavalniemi went on to lose 7-3 against Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Uusipaavalniemi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 43rd to 44th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 41.705 total points. Uusipaavalniemi ranks 41st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 15.675 points earned so far this season.