Kerry Burtynk (Winnipeg, MB) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Burtynk lost 8-2 to Murray McEachern (Kronau, SK), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB) where Burtynk responded with a 10-3 win over Scott Baird (Bemidji, MN). Burtynk won 7-4 against Orest Meleschuk (Winnipeg, MB). Burtynk went on to lose 6-3 against Brad Heidt (Kerrobert, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Burtynk did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Burtynk ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.