Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu lost 6-5 to Randy Dutiaume (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 8-4 win over Jared Kolomaya (Stonewall, MB). Liu went on to lose 5-3 against Mark Kean (Toronto, ON). Liu responded with a 7-6 win over Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB). Liu went on to lose 8-2 against Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 10 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 24th place on the World Ranking Standings with 58.985 total points. Liu ranks 53rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.920 points earned so far this season.