Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hackner lost 5-4 to Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 7-6 win over Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON). Hackner went on to lose 7-5 against Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, MB). Hackner lost 4-1 to Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Hackner did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hackner ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.