Neil Kitching (Winnipeg, MB) are currently 2-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitching defeated Daley Peters (Winnipeg, MB) 4-2, then went on to lose 6-1 against Dejia Zou (Harbin, CHN). Kitching responded with a 5-0 win over Sam Good (Winnipeg, MB). Kitching went on to lose 1-0 against Trevor Loreth (Winnipeg, MB). In their next game, Kitching plays.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Kitching did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kitching ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.