Howie Scales (Swan River, MB) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Scales lost 6-1 to Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK), droppimg another game, 8-0 to Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI). Scales lost 6-2 to Kelly Marnoch (Carberry, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 13 of the event schedule, Scales did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 644th to 646th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Scales ranks 363rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.