Gary Downs (Whitby, ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Downs finished 0-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Downs lost 5-2 to Tom Worth (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 11-1 to Don Beaton (Port Perry, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Downs did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 423rd to 424th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Downs ranks 580th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.