Clint Dieno (Saskatoon, SK) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dieno lost 7-2 to Colin Tanton (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 8-5 to Aaron Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB) where Dieno responded with a 1-0 win over Brad Heidt (Kindersley, SK). Dieno won 7-5 against Alberta's Ron Chrenek. Dieno went on to lose 9-3 against Tim Krassman (Medicine Hat, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Dieno did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Dieno ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.