Rob Lobel (Whitby, ON) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lobel defeated Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) 10-2, then won 9-1 against Dennis Moretto (Toronto, ON). Lobel went on to lose 7-3 against Guy Racette (Toronto, ON). Lobel responded with a 6-4 win over Norm McGlaughlin (Toronto, ON). Lobel went on to lose 7-4 against Daryl Shane (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Lobel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lobel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.