Dale Matchett (Churchill, ON) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matchett lost 5-2 to Mike Anderson (Waterloo, ON), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Len McNichol (Brampton, ON) where Matchett responded with a 7-1 win over Scott Howey (Oshawa, ON). Matchett went on to lose 4-3 against Gerry Geurts (London, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Matchett did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Matchett ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.