James Kirkness (Winnipeg, MB) finished 2-3 in the 48-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kirkness defeated Brent MacDonald (Edmonton, AB) 7-5, then won 9-8 against Ted Butler (Gatineau, QC). Kirkness went on to lose 9-5 against Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Kirkness lost 6-1 to Deane Horning (Trail, BC). Kirkness lost 7-6 to Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ) 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.