Randie Shen (Taipei, TPE) finished 0-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shen lost 6-5 to Andrew Bilesky (Vancouver , BC), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Brock Virtue (Regina, SK). Shen lost 6-3 to Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB). Shen lost 5-4 to Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB). Shen lost 6-2 to Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Shen did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 191st to 197th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 2.550 total points. Shen ranks 417th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.