Dave Merklinger (New Westminster, www) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Merklinger defeated Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON) 7-3, then went on to lose 8-3 against Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC). Merklinger responded with a 8-7 win over Jason Larway (Seattle, WA). Merklinger won 7-3 against Dean Ross (Calgary, AB). Merklinger went on to lose 8-4 against Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB). Merklinger lost 11-8 to Middaugh in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Merklinger did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Merklinger ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.