Sean Beighton (Seattle, WA) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Beighton lost 7-3 to Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK), droppimg another game, 11-0 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). Beighton lost 8-3 to Andrew Bilesky (New Westminster , BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Beighton did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Beighton ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.