Rob Cosens (Winnipeg, MB) finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Cosens defeated Joel Marcon (Winnipeg, MB) 7-4, then went on to lose 6-4 against Scott Ramsay (Winnipeg, MB). Cosens responded with a 4-3 win over Manitoba's Brian Pallister. Cosens won 8-7 against Manitoba's Barry Mandryk. Cosens went on to lose 5-4 against Manitoba's Randy Neufeld in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Cosens did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Cosens ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.