Russ Howard (Penatanguishene, ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Howard finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Howard lost 6-5 to Dale Duguid (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON) where Howard responded with a 6-2 win over Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK). Howard won 1-0 against Greg Anholt (Saskatoon, SK), then won 9-5 against Lowell Peterman (Red Deer, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Howard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Howard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.