Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) finished 3-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu defeated Trevor Perepolkin (Vernon, BC) 7-1, then went on to lose 7-6 against Tom Appelman (Edmonton, AB). Liu responded with a 8-6 win over Charley Thomas (Calgary, AB). Liu won 9-2 against Rob Armitage (Red Deer, AB). Liu went on to lose 8-4 against Matthew Blandford (Calgary, AB). Liu lost 9-3 to Perepolkin in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 28th to 29th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 58.985 total points. Liu ranks 63rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.920 points earned so far this season.