John Hamilton (Edinburgh, SCO) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hamilton lost 6-2 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL), droppimg another game, 9-0 to Switzerland's Pascal Hess where Hamilton responded with a 8-2 win over Norway's Steffen R. Mellemseter. Hamilton won 6-5 against Mark Neeleman (Zoetermeer, NED). Hamilton went on to lose 7-2 against Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Hamilton did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 488th to 489th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Hamilton ranks 332nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.