Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hartung lost 5-4 to Brad Heidt (Kindersley, SK), droppimg another game, 8-1 to Claudio Pescia (St. Gallen, SUI) where Hartung responded with a 7-6 win over Glen Toews (Swan River, MB). Hartung went on to lose 7-0 against Pescia in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 13 of the event schedule, Hartung did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 107th to 109th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 12.344 total points. Hartung ranks 97th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.000 points earned so far this season.