Riley Smith (Winnipeg, MB) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 4-1 to JT Ryan (Winnipeg , MB), droppimg another game, 8-5 to Ryan Wiebe (Winnipeg, MB). Smith lost 6-5 to Jacques Gauthier (Winnipeg , MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Smith gained -9.712 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 8 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 59thplace overall with 81.946 total points. Smith ranks 115th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 13.962 points earned so far this season.