Guy Hemmings (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC) finished 0-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hemmings lost 7-4 to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE), droppimg another game, 6-5 to John Shuster (Duluth, USA). Hemmings lost 7-6 to Andrew Irving (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Hemmings did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 156th to 163rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 11.329 total points. Hemmings ranks 96th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 9.775 points earned so far this season.