Neal Watkins (Swan River, MB) finished 1-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Watkins lost 8-5 to David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO), droppimg another game, 8-4 to Mario Freiberger (Zug, SUI) where Watkins responded with a 8-0 win over Scott Bitz (Regina, SK). Watkins went on to lose 5-3 against Josh Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Watkins did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Watkins ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.