Lionel Locke (St. Paul, MN) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Locke lost 7-6 to Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 8-4 to Todd Birr (Mankato, MN). Locke lost 7-4 to Allen Macsemchuk (Fort Frances, ON) where Locke responded with a 8-4 win over Minnesota's Brad Caldwell. Locke went on to lose 7-3 against Troy Schroeder (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Locke did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Locke ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.