Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) finished 0-3 in the 29-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu lost 5-3 to John Epping (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Ontario's Mark Bice. Liu lost 6-5 to Rob Retchless (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 92nd to 98th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 22.992 total points. Liu ranks 159th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.342 points earned so far this season.