Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koe lost 4-3 to Jason Gunnlaugson (Beausejour, MB), droppimg another game, 8-1 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN) where Koe responded with a 8-5 win over Scott Egger (Brooks, AB). Koe went on to lose 8-7 against Fengchun Wang (Harbin, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Koe did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Koe ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.