John Shuster (Duluth, MN) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster lost 6-5 to Neal Watkins (Swan River, MB), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK) where Shuster responded with a 7-1 win over Rob Van Kommer (Carberry, MB). Shuster went on to lose 7-1 against Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 13 of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 47th to 48th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 31.950 total points. Shuster ranks 35th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 21.750 points earned so far this season.