Bill Merklinger (Yellowknife, Y/NWT) finished 0-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Merklinger lost 9-4 to Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Mark Johnson (Edmonton, AB). Merklinger lost 8-3 to Matt Willerton (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Merklinger did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 540th to 544th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Merklinger ranks 260th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.