Randie Shen (Taipei City, CTP) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shen lost 7-2 to Jim Cotter (Vernon, BC), droppimg another game, 5-2 to Alexey Tselousov (Moscow, RUS). Shen lost 7-2 to Bryan Kedziora (Maple Ridge, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Shen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Shen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.