Mark Kean (Stoney Creek, ON) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kean defeated Ghyslain Richard (Quebec, QC) 6-0, then went on to lose 6-1 against Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC). Kean lost 7-5 to Martin Ferland (Trois-Rivieres, QC) where Kean responded with a 4-1 win over Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay, ON). Kean went on to lose 6-2 against Adam Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Kean did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 20th to 21st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 71.964 total points. Kean ranks 24th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 22.500 points earned so far this season.