Ontario's Denis Belanger finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ontario's Denis Belanger lost 9-5 to Ontario's Mike Anderson, droppimg another game, 8-3 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL) where Ontario's Denis Belanger responded with a 11-3 win over Brian Damon (Schenectady, NY). Ontario's Denis Belanger went on to lose 5-3 against Mark Kean (Toronto, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Ontario's Denis Belanger did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 74th to 75th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 17.500 total points. Ontario's Denis Belanger ranks 64th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.375 points earned so far this season.