Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Mikkelsen finished 6-11 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mikkelsen lost
7-4 to
Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game,
7-6 to
Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost
6-4 to
Ashley Palmer (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost
6-3 to
Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NO). Mikkelsen lost
8-4 to
Zach Warkentin (Thunder Bay, ON) where Mikkelsen responded with a
8-4 win over
Myles Stevens (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose
5-3 against
Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost
7-3 to
Denis Malette (Thunder Bay, ON) where Mikkelsen responded with a
6-5 win over
Chris Silver (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose
6-5 against
Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost
7-6 to
Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO) where Mikkelsen responded with a
5-3 win over
Gary Weiss (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose
5-4 against
Claire Dubinsky (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen responded with a
10-3 win over
Rob Skinner (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen won
9-4 against
Andrew Sinclair (Thunder Bay, ON), then won
7-0 against
Robyn Despins (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose
6-3 against
Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
The berth into the first round of the TBayTel Major League of Curling playoffs earned Mikkelsen
0.563 world rankings points. For week 27 of the event schedule, Mikkelsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Mikkelsen ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
