Ken McArdle (New Westminster, BC) finished 1-4 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McArdle defeated Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) 7-2, then went on to lose 6-4 against Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN). McArdle lost 6-4 to Brent Pierce (New Westminster, BC). McArdle lost 8-3 to William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB). McArdle lost 6-4 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, McArdle did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 312th to 313th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.313 total points. McArdle ranks 123rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.250 points earned so far this season.