Justin Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) finished 3-3 in the 26-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sluchinski lost 5-3 to Randy Bryden (Regina, SK), then responded with a 7-6 win over Scott Egger (Brooks, AB). Sluchinski won 8-3 against Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB), then won 6-5 against Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, SK). Sluchinski went on to lose 6-4 against Scott Bitz (Regina, SK). Sluchinski lost 9-5 to David Nedohin (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Sluchinski did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 207th to 210th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 2.329 total points. Sluchinski ranks 125th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.050 points earned so far this season.