Robert Schlender (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-3 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Schlender lost 5-4 to Chang-Min Kim (Gyeongbuk Uiseong, KOR), droppimg another game, 9-1 to Justin Sluchinski (Airdrie, AB). Schlender lost 5-4 to Alberta's Jon Rennie where Schlender responded with a 7-2 win over Jordan Steinke (Dawson Creek, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Schlender did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 30th to 33rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 37.432 total points. Schlender ranks 57th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.000 points earned so far this season.