John Shuster (Duluth, USA) finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster lost 7-5 to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE), droppimg another game, 5-2 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Shuster lost 7-3 to Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Shuster lost 7-2 to Bruce Mouat (Edinburgh, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 37 of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 14th place on the World Ranking Standings with 383.046 total points. Shuster ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 256.074 points earned so far this season.