Ken Leach (Barrie, ON) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Leach lost 7-5 to Ontario's Wayne Warren, then responded with a 10-3 win over Garry Morgan (Barrie, ON). Leach won 6-4 against Dayna Deruelle (Brampton, ON), then won 4-3 against Denis Belanger (Toronto, ON). Leach went on to lose 7-6 against Morio Kumagawa (Toronto, ON). Leach lost 6-5 to Jeff Clark (Cobourg, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Leach did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Leach ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.