Ontario's Al Harnden finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ontario's Al Harnden lost 8-2 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Alberta's Warren Hassall where Ontario's Al Harnden responded with a 7-5 win over Ontario's Dan Lemieux. Ontario's Al Harnden won 8-5 against Alberta's Warren Hassall. Ontario's Al Harnden went on to lose 8-6 against Manitoba's Kerry Burtnyk in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ontario's Al Harnden did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ontario's Al Harnden ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.