Mike Libbus (Calgary/Black Diamond, AB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Libbus finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Libbus defeated Seung Min Kim (Seoul, KOR) 8-7, then went on to lose 8-2 against Darren Grierson (Airdrie, AB). Libbus lost 5-3 to Robert Collins (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Libbus did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 301st to 305th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.300 total points. Libbus ranks 611th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.