Gary Downs (Whitby , ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Downs finished 0-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Downs lost 7-1 to Ray Balachorek (Oshawa, ON), droppimg another game, 10-1 to Ken Cribby (Oshawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Downs did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 441st to 455th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Downs ranks 614th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.