Dave Elias (Winnipeg, MB) finished 2-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Elias defeated Murray Woodward (Winnipeg, MB) 5-4, then went on to lose 5-0 against Manitoba's Scott Furevick. Elias lost 5-4 to Manitoba's David Tonnellier where Elias responded with a 6-5 win over Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB). Elias went on to lose 6-1 against Dean Dunstone (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Elias did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Elias ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.