John Shuster (Duluth, MN) finished 1-3 in the 31-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster defeated Kelly Robertson (Neepawa, MB) 6-5, then went on to lose 8-5 against Brock Virtue (Calgary, AB). Shuster lost 5-0 to Derek Boe (Regina, SK). Shuster lost 6-4 to Richard Muntain (Pinawa, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 16 of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 137th to 139th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 8.515 total points. Shuster ranks 179th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.025 points earned so far this season.