Al Hutchinson (Owen Sound, ON) finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hutchinson lost 7-4 to Mark Kean (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 4-3 to Paul Moffatt (Kitchener, ON). Hutchinson lost 8-7 to Rene Comeau (Fredericton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Hutchinson did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 428th to 436th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.167 total points. Hutchinson ranks 374th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.