Dean Ross (Calgary, AB) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ross defeated Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) 5-4, then went on to lose 8-4 against Brent Bawel (Calgary, AB). Ross lost 8-6 to Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB). Ross lost 5-4 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Ross did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ross ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.