Aaron Squires (St Thomas, ON) finished 0-5 in the 12 team Ontario Tankard qualifying round, held January 23 - 29 in , . In their opening game, Squires lost 8-7 to John Epping (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 10-4 to Sam Mooibroek (Whitby, ON). Squires lost 8-1 to Mike McEwen (Toronto, ON). Squires lost 12-10 to Jason Camm (Ottawa, ON). Squires lost 11-8 to Alex Champ (Kitchener-Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 26 of the event schedule, Squires did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Squires ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.