Gord Thompson (Stroud, ON) finished 1-3 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson lost 6-5 to Jeremy Roe (Madison, WI), then responded with a 5-4 win over Don Campbell (Barrie, ON). Thompson went on to lose 5-4 against Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON). Thompson lost 7-1 to Jon St. Denis (Stouffville, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Thompson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Thompson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.