James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Grattan finished 2-5 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grattan defeated Dave St. Louis (Iqaluit, NU) 9-3, then went on to lose 9-7 against John Epping (Toronto, ON). Grattan lost 9-4 to Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Grattan lost 9-4 to Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) where Grattan responded with a 9-6 win over Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI). Grattan went on to lose 7-3 against Reid Carruthers (West St. Paul, MB). Grattan lost 7-6 to Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 31 of the event schedule, Grattan did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Grattan ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.