David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) finished 0-5 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murdoch lost 7-2 to Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 8-0 to Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, ON). Murdoch lost 6-1 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Murdoch lost 9-3 to Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK). Murdoch lost 8-3 to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Murdoch did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Murdoch ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.