John Shuster (Duluth, USA) are currently 1-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster lost 8-4 to Luc Violette (Chaska, MN), then responded with a 6-4 win over Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). In their next game, Shuster plays.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 14th place on the World Ranking Standings with 295.555 total points. Shuster ranks 31st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 42.237 points earned so far this season.