Rob Skinner (Thunder Bay, ON) finished 1-16 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Skinner lost 8-2 to Bryan Burgess (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Myles Stevens (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 9-5 to Andrew Sinclair (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 6-3 to Zach Warkentin (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 9-3 to Denis Malette (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 8-4 to Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 7-3 to Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NO) where Skinner responded with a 6-4 win over Claire Dubinsky (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner went on to lose 8-4 against Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 7-5 to Ashley Palmer (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 7-1 to Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 8-2 to Gary Weiss (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 10-3 to Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 7-2 to Chris Silver (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 7-2 to Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NO). Skinner lost 6-0 to Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON). Skinner lost 13-0 to Robyn Despins (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Skinner ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.