Stuart Thompson (Dartmouth, NS) finished 0-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson lost 6-3 to Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Jean-Sebastien Roy (Chicoutimi, QC). Thompson lost 5-3 to Ontario's Mike McLean in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Thompson did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 49th to 52nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 95.369 total points. Thompson ranks 558th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.