Nick Rizzo (Brantford, ON) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rizzo lost 5-4 to Mike Jakubo (Sudbury, ON), droppimg another game, 6-1 to Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY) where Rizzo responded with a 7-4 win over Ian Fleming (Toronto, ON). Rizzo went on to lose 6-5 against Ontario's Michael Shepherd in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Rizzo did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 142nd to 146th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 6.670 total points. Rizzo ranks 518th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.