Naomasa Takeda (Kariuzawa, JPN) finished 1-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Takeda lost 9-1 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Neil Dangerfield (Victoria, BC) where Takeda responded with a 8-5 win over Wayne Harris (Comox Valley, BC). Takeda went on to lose 6-3 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 33 of the event schedule, Takeda did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Takeda ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.