John Grant (Toronto, ON) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grant lost 9-1 to Greg McLellan (Sault Ste. Marie, ON), droppimg another game, 6-2 to Ontario's Scott McDonald where Grant responded with a 7-4 win over Dennis Moretto (Woodbridge, ON). Grant won 5-2 against Connor Duhaime (Haliburton, ON). Grant went on to lose 7-5 against Daryl Shane (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Grant did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 162nd to 164th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 4.447 total points. Grant ranks 95th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.040 points earned so far this season.