Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) finished 0-3 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala lost 8-2 to Jean-Michel Menard (Quebec, QC), droppimg another game, 7-6 to Switzerland's Pascal Hess. Rajala lost 8-5 to Paul Flemming (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Rajala did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 119th to 122nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 9.605 total points. Rajala ranks 130th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.180 points earned so far this season.