Shawn Taylor (Brandon, MB) finished 0-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Taylor lost 5-4 to Vic Peters (Winnipeg , MB), droppimg another game, 6-2 to Todd Birr (Mankato, MN). Taylor lost 6-2 to David Bohn (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Taylor did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 251st to 253rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 1.564 total points. Taylor ranks 606th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.