Benny Wilkinson (Whitecourt, AB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Wilkinson finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wilkinson lost 10-2 to Alberta's Robert Schlender, droppimg another game, 6-5 to Shawn Donnelly (Edmonton, AB) where Wilkinson responded with a 5-3 win over Tony Germsheid (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Wilkinson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Wilkinson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.