Rob Bucholz (Edmonton, AB) finished 4-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Bucholz defeated Gerald Shymko (Calder, SK) 8-6, then went on to lose 7-4 against Allan Lyburn (Brandon, MB). Bucholz responded with a 7-1 win over 's Kerry Burtnyk. Bucholz went on to lose 8-5 against Doran Johnson (Saskatoon, SK). Bucholz responded with a 8-6 win over Clint Dieno (Saskatoon, SK). Bucholz won 9-5 against James Kirkness (Winnipeg, MB). Bucholz went on to lose 5-3 against Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Bucholz did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Bucholz ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.