Thomas Ulsrud (oslo, NOR) finished 3-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ulsrud defeated Alberta's Robert Schlender 7-2, then went on to lose 8-2 against Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Ulsrud responded with a 6-5 win over Tom Brewster (Aberdeen, SCO). Ulsrud went on to lose 7-3 against Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK). Ulsrud responded with a 6-5 win over Manitoba's William Lyburn. Ulsrud went on to lose 6-4 against British Columbia's Brent Pierce in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 11 of the event schedule, Ulsrud did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 9th to 10th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 141.827 total points. Ulsrud ranks 28th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 22.313 points earned so far this season.