Jeff Richard (Cranbrook, BC) finished 1-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Richard lost 7-6 to Mark Johnson (Seattle, USA), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Chris Schille (Edmonton, AB) where Richard responded with a 10-0 win over Darren Smale (Kamloops, BC). Richard went on to lose 5-1 against Fengchun Wang (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Richard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Richard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.