Daniel Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) reaches the 2012 Nott Autocorp Thanksgiving Charity Open semifinals where they will meet Steen Sigurdson (Winnipeg, MB) for a spot into the championship game. of the 2012 Nott Autocorp Thanksgiving Charity Open in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Birchard advanced through the quarterfinals with a 8-5 win over Dejia Zou (Harbin, CHN). of the 2012 Nott Autocorp Thanksgiving Charity Open in Winnipeg, Manitoba;
 
Birchard are currently 2-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard lost 3-2 to Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB), then responded with a 4-2 win over Kyle Doering (Winnipeg, MB). Birchard went on to lose 7-5 against Scott Ramsay (Winnipeg, MB). Birchard responded with a 1-0 win over Scott Furevick (Winnipeg, MB). In their next game, Birchard plays.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Birchard did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 178th to 184th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 3.358 total points. Birchard ranks 425th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.