Graeme Black (Lockerbie, SCO) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Black finished 2-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Black lost 7-3 to John Penny (Aberdeen, SCO), droppimg another game, 10-3 to Scotland's Graham Shedden where Black responded with a 7-2 win over Scotland's Struan Macnee. Black won 10-2 against Graham Shaw (Perth, SCO). Black went on to lose 5-2 against Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO). Black lost 6-5 to Scotland's Scott Hamilton in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Black did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Black ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.