Steeve Gagnon (Montreal, PQ) finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gagnon lost 8-1 to Denis Robichaud (Sorel-Tracy, PQ), droppimg another game, 5-2 to Michael Fournier (Montreal, PQ) where Gagnon responded with a 6-3 win over Nicolas Marceau (Etchemin, PQ). Gagnon went on to lose 8-2 against Martin Ferland (Quebec, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Gagnon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 170th place on the World Ranking Standings with 5.100 total points. Gagnon ranks 222nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.825 points earned so far this season.