James Kirkness (Winnipeg, MB) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kirkness lost 6-1 to Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 7-6 win over Pat Spiring (Winnipeg, MB). Kirkness went on to lose 5-0 against Vic Peters (Winnipeg, ). Kirkness lost 7-5 to Brad Haight (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kirkness did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kirkness ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.