Chris Schille (Edmonton, AB) finished 0-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schille lost 6-1 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Bob Ursel (Kelowna, BC). Schille lost 10-6 to Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, PQ). Schille lost 9-4 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Schille lost 6-2 to Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Schille did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Schille ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.