Russ Howard (Moncton, NB) finished 1-4 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard lost 6-1 to Scotland's Tom Brewster, droppimg another game, 9-8 to Mark Noseworthy (St. John`s, NL) where Howard responded with a 8-6 win over Dave Boehmer (Petersfield, MB). Howard went on to lose 6-5 against Glenn Howard (Midland, ON). Howard lost 7-3 to Switzerland's Ralph Stoeckli 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.