Matt Paul (Ottawa, ON) finished 2-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Paul lost 7-5 to Josh Adams (Ottawa, ON), then responded with a 8-7 win over Chris Lewis (Ottawa, ON). Paul won 8-3 against Bowie Abbis-Mills (Waterloo, ON). Paul went on to lose 7-5 against Greg Richardson (Ottawa, ON). Paul lost 6-1 to Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Paul did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Paul ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.