Greg Smith (St. John's , NL) finished 0-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 8-1 to Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Kevin Ouellette (Halifax, NS). Smith lost 4-3 to Scott Jones (Moncton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Smith gained -1.497 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 13 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 235thplace overall with 9.585 total points. Smith ranks 353rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.600 points earned so far this season.