Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Menard lost 6-0 to Rob Rumfeldt (Guelph, ON), then responded with a 5-3 win over Ontario's Jake Walker. Menard won 6-1 against Ontario's Joe Frans. Menard went on to lose 5-3 against Newfoundland / Labrador's Brad Gushue. Menard lost 6-4 to Bryan Cochrane (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Menard did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 16th to 18th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 95.615 total points. Menard ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 20.000 points earned so far this season.