Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) finished 3-3 in the 26-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Korte defeated Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB) 7-1, then went on to lose 8-7 against Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Korte responded with a 5-1 win over Brady Clark (Seattle, WA). Korte went on to lose 6-5 against Clint Dieno (Saskatoon, SK). Korte responded with a 5-3 win over Kevin Marsh (Saskatoon, SK). Korte went on to lose 7-6 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Korte did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 68th to 71st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 13.160 total points. Korte ranks 462nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.