Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi defeated Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB) 9-2, then won 8-3 against Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) and 6-4 against Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB). Morozumi went on to lose 7-6 against Markku Uusipaavalniemi (Helsinki, FIN). Morozumi lost 5-2 to Appelman. Morozumi lost 6-5 to Randy Woytowich (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Morozumi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 99th to 102nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 12.180 total points. Morozumi ranks 132nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.930 points earned so far this season.