Quebec's Michel Briand finished 3-3 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Quebec's Michel Briand lost 7-3 to Chris Gardner (Arnprior, ON), then responded with a 5-4 win over Tom Wharry (Montreal, PQ). Quebec's Michel Briand won 7-6 against Serge Reid (Saguenay, PQ), then won 8-2 against Michael Fournier (Montreal, PQ). Quebec's Michel Briand went on to lose 7-3 against Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON). Quebec's Michel Briand lost 6-3 to Jake Higgs (Harrison, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Quebec's Michel Briand did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Quebec's Michel Briand ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.