Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) finished 2-8 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala lost 6-2 to John Epping (Toronto, ON), then responded with a 8-6 win over Jake Higgs (Harriston, ON). Rajala went on to lose 8-7 against Darryl Prebble (Toronto, ON). Rajala lost 6-5 to Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON) where Rajala responded with a 9-5 win over Bryan Cochrane (Ottawa, ON). Rajala went on to lose 8-3 against Wayne Tuck Jr. (Brantford, ON). Rajala lost 6-2 to Rob Rumfeldt (Guelph, ON). Rajala lost 7-5 to Pat Ferris (Grimsby, ON). Rajala lost 8-3 to Joe Frans (Bradford, ON). Rajala lost 10-7 to Dayna Deruelle (Brampton, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 26 of the event schedule, Rajala did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 133rd to 135th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 9.605 total points. Rajala ranks 160th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.180 points earned so far this season.