Christopher Plys (Blaine, USA) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Plys lost 5-3 to Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS), droppimg another game, 5-4 to David Murdoch (Stirling, SCO) where Plys responded with a 4-2 win over Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON). Plys went on to lose 7-5 against Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Plys did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 27th to 29th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 47.125 total points. Plys ranks 69th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.000 points earned so far this season.