Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu lost 8-7 to Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Brian Adams Jr. (Thunder Bay, ON) where Liu responded with a 6-2 win over Don Nelson (Winnipeg, MB). Liu went on to lose 6-2 against Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 10 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 19th to 20th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 91.030 total points. Liu ranks 17th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 24.100 points earned so far this season.