Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC) finished 1-3 in the 29-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Desjardins lost 7-3 to Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON), then responded with a 6-5 win over Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC). Desjardins went on to lose 6-4 against Ian Fitzner-Leblanc (Halifax, NS). Desjardins lost 7-4 to Russ Howard (Moncton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Desjardins did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Desjardins ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.