Chris Gardner (Ottawa, ON) finished 5-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gardner lost 9-6 to Greg Balsdon (Kingston, ON), then responded with a 12-5 win over Nick Rizzo (Brantford, ON). Gardner won 12-7 against Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON), then won 5-4 against Mark Kean (Ajax, ON). Gardner went on to lose 7-1 against Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Gardner lost 9-7 to John Epping (Toronto, ON). Gardner lost 10-9 to Mark Bice (Sarnia, ON). Gardner lost 8-7 to Peter Corner (Toronto, ON) where Gardner responded with a 7-6 win over Jake Higgs (Harrison, ON). Gardner won 8-6 against Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Gardner did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gardner ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.