Aku Kauste (Hyvinkaa, FIN) finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauste lost 6-2 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 9-1 to Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) where Kauste responded with a 7-4 win over Rick McKague (Edmonton, AB). Kauste won 6-5 against Alexey Tselousov (Moscow, RUS). Kauste went on to lose 5-1 against Kevin Koe (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 32 of the event schedule, Kauste did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 168th to 169th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 6.580 total points. Kauste ranks 163rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.180 points earned so far this season.