Shawn Joyce (Saskatoon, SK) finished 1-3 in the 48-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Joyce lost 5-1 to Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) where Joyce responded with a 7-3 win over Mark Kehoe (Falmouth, NS). Joyce went on to lose 10-7 against Shane Park (St. Albert, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Joyce did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Joyce ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.