Graham Freeman (Virden, MB) finished 2-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Freeman lost 9-4 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 9-3 to Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB) where Freeman responded with a 9-4 win over Sean Geall (White Rock, BC). Freeman won 5-4 against Mark Dacey (Halifax, NS). Freeman went on to lose 8-3 against Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Freeman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Freeman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.