Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, MB) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gunnlaugson defeated Warren Cross (Edmonton, AB) 6-1, then went on to lose 6-0 against Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB). Gunnlaugson responded with a 5-4 win over Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Gunnlaugson won 6-5 against Darrell McKee (Saskatoon, SK). Gunnlaugson went on to lose 3-2 against Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB). Gunnlaugson lost 5-4 to Rick McKague (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Gunnlaugson did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 81st to 84th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 16.378 total points. Gunnlaugson ranks 44th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.243 points earned so far this season.