Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill, ON) finished 0-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shepherd lost 4-2 to Mike Jakubo (Sudbury, ON), droppimg another game, 7-1 to Cory Heggestad (Orillia, ON). Shepherd lost 8-1 to Ontario's Chris Ciasnocha. Shepherd lost 5-1 to Peter Corner (Brampton, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Shepherd did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 252nd to 255th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 1.250 total points. Shepherd ranks 444th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.