Jake Higgs (Glencoe, ON) finished 1-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Higgs defeated Evgeniy Arkhipov (Moscow, RUS) 4-2, then went on to lose 5-2 against Ontario's Mark Kean. Higgs lost 7-5 to Markus Hoiberg (Oppdal, NOR). Higgs lost 7-4 to Ontario's Jake Walker in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Higgs did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Higgs ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.