Jason Ackerman (regina, SK) finished 2-3 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ackerman defeated Brendan Taylor (Winnipeg, MB) 7-3, then won 7-6 against Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB). Ackerman went on to lose 7-1 against Craig Disher (Rolla, ND). Ackerman lost 8-6 to Murray Woodward (Ste. Anne, MB). Ackerman lost 8-2 to Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ackerman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ackerman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.