Dave Merklinger (Vernon, BC) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Merklinger defeated Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC) 5-4, then went on to lose 7-3 against Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB). Merklinger lost 8-1 to Andrey Drozdov (Moscow, RUS). Merklinger lost 6-4 to Deane Horning (Castlegar, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 4 of the event schedule, Merklinger did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Merklinger ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.