Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON) finished 6-11 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mikkelsen lost 7-4 to Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost 6-4 to Ashley Palmer (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost 6-3 to Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NO). Mikkelsen lost 8-4 to Zach Warkentin (Thunder Bay, ON) where Mikkelsen responded with a 8-4 win over Myles Stevens (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose 5-3 against Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost 7-3 to Denis Malette (Thunder Bay, ON) where Mikkelsen responded with a 6-5 win over Chris Silver (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose 6-5 against Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen lost 7-6 to Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO) where Mikkelsen responded with a 5-3 win over Gary Weiss (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose 5-4 against Claire Dubinsky (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen responded with a 10-3 win over Rob Skinner (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen won 9-4 against Andrew Sinclair (Thunder Bay, ON), then won 7-0 against Robyn Despins (Thunder Bay, ON). Mikkelsen went on to lose 6-3 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Mikkelsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.