Orest Meleschuk (Winnipeg, MB) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Meleschuk lost 4-1 to Rob Ewen (Janzen, SK), then responded with a 10-7 win over Jay Tuson (Victoria, BC). Meleschuk won 5-4 against Ed Lukowich (Calgary, AB). Meleschuk went on to lose 10-5 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON). Meleschuk lost 7-4 to Kerry Burtynk (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Meleschuk did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Meleschuk ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.