Greg McGibbon (Winnipeg, MB) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McGibbon lost 9-6 to Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) where McGibbon responded with a 7-3 win over Mark Noseworthy (St. John, NL). McGibbon won 10-8 against Arnold Asham (Winnipeg, MB). McGibbon went on to lose 6-5 against Gerald Shymko (Yorkton, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, McGibbon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McGibbon ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.