James Ballance (Okotokes, AB) qualified for the 2019 CYCA Ray Kingsmith Memorial Bonspiel playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-3 against Kenan Wipf (Calgary, AB). of the 2019 CYCA Ray Kingsmith Memorial Bonspiel in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada;
 
Ballance finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ballance defeated Alberta's Kaleb Rauhala 9-2, then went on to lose 6-1 against Kinley Burton (Edmonton, AB). Ballance responded with a 6-2 win over Wyatt Wright (Cochrane, AB). Ballance went on to lose 8-5 against Alberta's Ben Kiist in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Ballance did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ballance ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.