Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Appelman lost 6-3 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Brock Virtue (Regina, SK) where Appelman responded with a 8-3 win over Darren Moulding (Red Deer, AB). Appelman went on to lose 8-5 against Glen Kennedy (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Appelman did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 26th to 27th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 39.526 total points. Appelman ranks 466th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.