Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morozumi defeated Don Walchuk (Edmonton, AB) 6-3, then went on to lose 7-4 against Kevin Koe (Edmonton, AB). Morozumi lost 7-1 to Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) where Morozumi responded with a 5-4 win over Dean Ross (Calgary, AB). Morozumi went on to lose 5-2 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Morozumi did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 65th to 68th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 25.770 total points. Morozumi ranks 458th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.