Brent MacDonald (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-3 in the 27-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, MacDonald lost 6-5 to Jason Ackerman (regina, SK), droppimg another game, 11-8 to Jeff Erickson (Edmonton, AB) where MacDonald responded with a 9-3 win over Darren Moulding (Calgary, AB). MacDonald went on to lose 5-2 against Mark Johnson (Seattle, USA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, MacDonald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. MacDonald ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.