Doug Rae (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rae defeated Warren Hassall (Lloydminster, SK) 6-3, then went on to lose 9-1 against Randy Ferbey (Edmonton, AB). Rae lost 7-5 to Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB). Rae lost 7-1 to Jamie King (Edmonton, AB). Rae lost 4-2 to Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rae did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rae ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.