Hayato Matsumura (Karuizawa, JPN) finished 3-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matsumura defeated Jason Montgomery (Victoria, BC) 5-4, then won 6-5 against Neil Dangerfield (Victoria, BC). Matsumura went on to lose 9-2 against Brent Pierce (Kelowna , BC). Matsumura responded with a 6-4 win over Stephen Schneider (Vancouver, BC). Matsumura went on to lose 8-2 against Dean Joanisse (New Westminster, BC). Matsumura lost 7-2 to Wes Craig (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 13 of the event schedule, Matsumura did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Matsumura ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.