David Hamblin (Morris, MB) finished 1-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hamblin defeated Manitoba's Don Nelson 7-3, then went on to lose 6-3 against Mike McEwen (Winnipeg, MB). Hamblin lost 8-1 to Vic Peters (Winnipeg, MB). Hamblin lost 5-4 to Allan Gitzel (Morris, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Hamblin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hamblin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.