Denis Malette (Thunder Bay, ON) finished 7-10 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Malette lost 3-2 to Gary Weiss (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette lost 4-3 to Zach Warkentin (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette lost 7-3 to Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO). Malette lost 9-2 to Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON) where Malette responded with a 9-3 win over Rob Skinner (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette won 5-3 against Chris Silver (Thunder Bay, ON), then won 7-3 against Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON) and 9-0 against Claire Dubinsky (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette went on to lose 7-5 against Robyn Despins (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette lost 6-1 to Myles Stevens (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette lost 7-6 to Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NO). Malette lost 7-6 to Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) where Malette responded with a 6-5 win over Ashley Palmer (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette won 6-5 against Andrew Sinclair (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette went on to lose 8-2 against Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON). Malette responded with a 7-1 win over Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Malette ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.