Garth Smith (Winnipeg, MB) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 6-5 to Brent Gedak (Estevan, SK), then responded with a 6-2 win over Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB). Smith went on to lose 8-4 against Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw, SK). Smith lost 7-4 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 7 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.