British Columbia's Preston Ballard finished 1-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, British Columbia's Preston Ballard lost 1-0 to Japan's Ryo Aoki, droppimg another game, 7-2 to British Columbia's Erik Colwell where British Columbia's Preston Ballard responded with a 8-4 win over British Columbia's Sampson McNeill. British Columbia's Preston Ballard went on to lose 9-3 against Japan's Kei Kamada in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, British Columbia's Preston Ballard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. British Columbia's Preston Ballard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.