Darren Smale (Kamloops, BC) finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smale lost 7-1 to Bob Ursel (Kelowna, BC), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Dennis Graber (Kamloops, CAN). Smale lost 10-0 to Jeff Richard (Cranbrook, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smale did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smale ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.