Arnold Asham (Stony Mountain, MB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Asham finished 0-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Asham lost 10-3 to Mark Dacey (Saskatoon, SK), droppimg another game, 11-9 to Barrie Sigurdson (Stony Mountain, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Asham did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Asham ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.