Guy Hemmings (Sorel, QC) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hemmings defeated Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) 5-2, then went on to lose 7-1 against John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Hemmings lost 7-1 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) where Hemmings responded with a 7-6 win over Heath McCormick (Sarnia, ON). Hemmings won 8-1 against Ken Thompson (Cataraqui, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hemmings did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hemmings ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.