Randy Dutiaume (Winnipeg, MB) finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dutiaume lost 8-5 to Pierre Charette (Buckingham, PQ), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Dave Boehmer (Petersfield, MB). Dutiaume lost 8-2 to Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) where Dutiaume responded with a 9-5 win over Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Dutiaume did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Dutiaume ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.