Stuart Thompson (Halifax, NS) finished 3-2 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson lost 7-5 to Paul Dexter (Halifax, NS), then responded with a 8-2 win over Brent MacDougall (Halifax, NS). Thompson won 8-5 against Graeme Weagle (Chester, NS), then won 6-3 against Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS). Thompson went on to lose 7-6 against Chad Stevens (Chester, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Thompson ranks 196th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.