Alberta's Rob Bucholz finished 3-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Alberta's Rob Bucholz defeated Gregg Tarasoff (Saskatoon, SK) 7-2, then won 8-2 against Jon Carlos (Saskatoon, SK). Alberta's Rob Bucholz went on to lose 6-5 against Scott Coghlan (Saskatoon, SK). Alberta's Rob Bucholz lost 7-6 to Saskatchewan's Darrell McKee where Alberta's Rob Bucholz responded with a 5-3 win over 's Gordon Muirhead. Alberta's Rob Bucholz went on to lose 10-7 against John Morris (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Alberta's Rob Bucholz did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Alberta's Rob Bucholz ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.