Stephen Kopf (New Westminster, BC) finished 0-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kopf lost 5-3 to Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Kopf lost 6-3 to Leon Romaniuk (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Kopf did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kopf ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.