Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) finished 0-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laycock lost 4-3 to Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Jay Wakefield (New Westminster, BC). Laycock lost 6-5 to Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC). Laycock lost 8-3 to Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB). Laycock lost 6-4 to David Nedohin (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Laycock did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 22nd to 26th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 54.886 total points. Laycock ranks 31st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 15.000 points earned so far this season.