Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) qualified for the 2012 Nott Autocorp Thanksgiving Charity Open playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 5-4 against Daley Peters (Winnipeg, MB). of the 2012 Nott Autocorp Thanksgiving Charity Open in Winnipeg, Manitoba;
 
Liu are currently 4-1 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu defeated Kyle Doering (Winnipeg, MB) 6-5, then went on to lose 7-2 against Scott Madams (Winnipeg, MB). Liu responded with a 6-2 win over Dave Boehmer (Petersfield, MB). Liu won 5-3 against Darko Reischek (Winnipeg, MB), then won 6-3 against Beth Peterson (Winnipeg, MB). In their next game, Liu plays.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 20th to 23rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 58.985 total points. Liu ranks 45th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 7.920 points earned so far this season.