Lloyd Hill (Medicine Hat, AB) finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hill defeated Kris Sutton (Edmonton, AB) 8-0, then went on to lose 6-4 against Kurt Balderston (Sexsmith, AB). Hill lost 7-5 to Jeff Erickson (Edmonton, AB). Hill lost 6-3 to Dale Swyripa (Kitscoty, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hill did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hill ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.