Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) finished 2-3 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala defeated Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, PQ) 5-4, then won 7-2 against Shane Latimer (Ottawa, ON). Rajala went on to lose 7-4 against Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS). Rajala lost 7-5 to Michael Fournier (Montreal, PQ). Rajala lost 5-3 to Martin Ferland (Quebec, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Rajala did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 107th to 109th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 9.605 total points. Rajala ranks 91st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.180 points earned so far this season.