Thomas Dufour (Chamonix, FRA) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dufour lost 6-2 to Mike Jantzen (Calgary, AB), then responded with a 9-0 win over Doug Rae (Edmonton, AB). Dufour won 6-1 against Rob Krepps (Edmonton, AB). Dufour went on to lose 6-5 against Dean Ross (Calgary, AB). Dufour lost 9-3 to Jamie King (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Dufour did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Dufour ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.