Korea's Chang-Min Kim finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Korea's Chang-Min Kim lost 10-3 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL), then responded with a 7-5 win over British Columbia's Ken Watson. Korea's Chang-Min Kim went on to lose 6-5 against Tyrel Griffith (Kelowna, CAN). Korea's Chang-Min Kim lost 6-2 to Jeff Richard (Kelowna, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Korea's Chang-Min Kim did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Korea's Chang-Min Kim ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.