Josh Johnston (Toronto, ON) finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnston lost 6-4 to Alex Leichter (Rochester, NY), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Aaron Squires (St. Thomas , ON) where Johnston responded with a 6-4 win over Curtis Muir (St. Catharines, ON). Johnston went on to lose 8-0 against Squires in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Johnston did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 166th to 167th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 4.371 total points. Johnston ranks 110th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.700 points earned so far this season.