Alexey Tselousov (Moscow, RUS) finished 3-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Tselousov defeated Darren Moulding (Red Deer, AB) 7-1, then won 6-3 against Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB). Tselousov went on to lose 5-4 against Scott Bitz (Regina, SK). Tselousov lost 5-1 to Steve Petryk (Calgary, AB) where Tselousov responded with a 8-1 win over Matthew Blandford (Cold Lake, AB). Tselousov went on to lose 5-0 against Wade White (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Tselousov did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Tselousov ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.