Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jacobs lost 5-3 to Tyler Tardi (Langley, BC), droppimg another game, 9-4 to Glenn Howard (Penetanguishene, ON) where Jacobs responded with a 7-2 win over Jason Montgomery (Victoria, BC). Jacobs won 5-2 against Paul Cseke (Kelowna, BC), then won 7-1 against Cameron de Jong (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Jacobs ranks 347th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.