Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Balsdon lost 5-2 to Guy Hemmings (Sorel, QC), then responded with a 8-5 win over Ken Thompson (Cataraqui, ON). Balsdon went on to lose 6-4 against Heath McCormick (Sarnia, ON). Balsdon lost 6-1 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Balsdon lost 8-7 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Balsdon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Balsdon ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.