Alex Smith (St. John's, NL) finished 3-3 in the 28-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 5-3 to Ted Butler (Gatineau, PQ), then responded with a 8-4 win over Brian Lewis (Ottawa, ON). Smith won 7-4 against Guy Hemmings (Alma, PQ). Smith went on to lose 7-2 against Greg Richardson (Ottawa, ON). Smith responded with a 7-6 win over Tom Wharry (Montreal, PQ). Smith went on to lose 6-5 against Serge Reid (Saguenay, PQ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.