Rob Armitage (Red Deer, AB) finished 4-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Armitage defeated John Regnier (Bonnyville, AB) 8-3, then went on to lose 6-2 against Alberta's Collin Herbers. Armitage responded with a 9-6 win over Tim Wyatt (Lacombe, AB). Armitage went on to lose 6-5 against Wade White (Edmonton, AB). Armitage responded with a 10-4 win over 's Kevin Tym. Armitage won 9-3 against Mark Klinck (Edmonton, AB). Armitage went on to lose 9-5 against Trent McQuarrie (Lethbridge, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Armitage did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Armitage ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.