Dejia Zou (Harbin, CHN) qualified for the 2012 Nott Autocorp Thanksgiving Charity Open playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-5 against Daniel Birchard (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2012 Nott Autocorp Thanksgiving Charity Open in Winnipeg, Manitoba;
 
Zou finished 4-0 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zou defeated Rob Atkins (Winnipeg, MB) 7-3, then won 6-1 against Neil Kitching (Winnipeg, MB) and 5-1 against Paul Armstrong (Winnipeg, MB). Zou won 9-2 against Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Zou did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 86th to 92nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 11.500 total points. Zou ranks 39th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 11.500 points earned so far this season.