Ewan MacDonald (Inverness, SCO) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, MacDonald finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, MacDonald lost 9-4 to David Edwards (Aberdeen, SCO), droppimg another game, 8-5 to Murray Young (Forfar, SCO) where MacDonald responded with a 8-7 win over David Smith (Perth, SCO). MacDonald won 9-2 against John Hamilton (Edinburgh, SCO). MacDonald went on to lose 9-5 against Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO). MacDonald responded with a 8-4 win over David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO). MacDonald went on to lose 5-4 against Jay McWilliam (Stranraer, SCO). MacDonald responded with a 6-4 win over Graeme Black (Lockerbie, SCO). MacDonald won 6-2 against Logan Gray (Stirling, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 27 of the event schedule, MacDonald did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 131st to 133rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 11.530 total points. MacDonald ranks 151st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 4.270 points earned so far this season.