Ontario's Michael Shepherd finished 4-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ontario's Michael Shepherd defeated
Chris Gardner (Ottawa, ON) 6-4, then won
5-4 against
Dennis Moretto (Woodbridge, ON). Ontario's Michael Shepherd went on to lose
8-1 against
Peter Corner (Brampton, ON). Ontario's Michael Shepherd lost
7-5 to
Morio Kumagawa (Toronto, ON) where Ontario's Michael Shepherd responded with a
6-5 win over
Nick Rizzo (Brantford, ON). Ontario's Michael Shepherd won
6-5 against
Chad Allen (Brantford, ON). Ontario's Michael Shepherd went on to lose
8-2 against
Jake Higgs (Harriston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
Ontario's Michael Shepherd earned
1.040 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 9 of the event schedule, Ontario's Michael Shepherd did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Ontario's Michael Shepherd ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
