Rick Phillips (Red Deer, AB) finished 0-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Phillips lost 9-5 to Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB), droppimg another game, 10-7 to Rob Johnson (Calgary, AB). Phillips lost 8-6 to Blandford in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Phillips did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 285th to 291st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 8.862 total points. Phillips ranks 316th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.150 points earned so far this season.