Pat Spiring (Winnipeg, MB) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Spiring lost 7-6 to Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON), droppimg another game, 7-6 to James Kirkness (Winnipeg, MB) where Spiring responded with a 9-3 win over Glen Despins (Regina, SK). Spiring went on to lose 5-1 against Allan Lyburn (Brandon, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Spiring did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Spiring ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.