Minnesota's John Shuster finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's John Shuster lost 5-3 to Brennan Wark (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Minnesota's Pete Fenson where Minnesota's John Shuster responded with a 7-6 win over Dale Dubinsky (Thunder Bay, ON). Minnesota's John Shuster won 7-4 against Mark Haluptzok (Bemidji, MN). Minnesota's John Shuster went on to lose 9-5 against Trevor Clifford (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 13 of the event schedule, Minnesota's John Shuster did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 139th to 145th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 7.390 total points. Minnesota's John Shuster ranks 181st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.900 points earned so far this season.