Michael Shepherd (Richmond Hill, ON) finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shepherd lost 9-1 to Dennis Moretto (Woodbridge, ON), droppimg another game, 6-1 to Bill Irwin (Barrie, ON) where Shepherd responded with a 5-1 win over Dale Matchett (Cookstown , ON). Shepherd won 7-4 against Willie MacPherson (Alliston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Shepherd did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 244th to 249th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 1.529 total points. Shepherd ranks 151st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.250 points earned so far this season.