Dave Smith (Winnipeg, MB) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) 7-3, then won 5-3 against Brad Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) and 7-6 against Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON). Smith went on to lose 7-4 against Murray McEachern (Kronau, SK). Smith lost 7-1 to Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB). Smith lost 7-6 to Bryan Derbowka (Yorkton, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.