Pierre Charette (Etchemin, QC) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Charette lost 8-5 to Denis Cordick (Georgetown, ON), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) where Charette responded with a 6-3 win over Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON). Charette won 7-3 against Chris Gardner (Arnprior, ON). Charette went on to lose 6-5 against Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Charette did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Charette ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.