Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) finished 0-5 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald lost 6-3 to Jean-Sebastien Roy (Saguenay, QC), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). McDonald lost 6-1 to Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC). McDonald lost 8-6 to Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI). McDonald lost 4-2 to John Epping (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, McDonald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 13th place on the World Ranking Standings with 296.072 total points. McDonald ranks 4th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 67.115 points earned so far this season.