Russ Howard (Moncton, NB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Howard finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard lost 9-5 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Dave Boehmer (Winnipeg, MB) where Howard responded with a 7-5 win over Alberta's David Climenhaga. Howard won 10-8 against Glenn Howard (Mactier, ON), then won 9-4 against Allan Lyburn (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Howard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Howard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.