Jay McWilliam (Stranraer, SCO) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, McWilliam finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McWilliam defeated Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO) 5-3, then went on to lose 5-2 against David Edwards (Aberdeen, SCO). McWilliam lost 10-4 to Graeme Black (Lockerbie, SCO). McWilliam lost 7-5 to David Smith (Perth, SCO) where McWilliam responded with a 9-4 win over John Hamilton (Edinburgh, SCO). McWilliam went on to lose 7-5 against Logan Gray (Stirling, SCO). McWilliam responded with a 5-4 win over Ewan MacDonald (Inverness, SCO). McWilliam won 8-7 against Murray Young (Forfar, SCO), then won 6-5 against David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 27 of the event schedule, McWilliam did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McWilliam ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.