Brad Thompson (Kamloops, BC) finished 1-4 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thompson lost 4-2 to Jim Cotter (Kelowna/Vernon, BC), droppimg another game, 6-1 to Chris Baier (Victoria, BC). Thompson lost 6-0 to Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC). Thompson lost 5-3 to Dean Joanisse (New Westminster, BC) where Thompson responded with a 8-6 win over Randie Shen (Taipei, TPE) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 8 of the event schedule, Thompson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Thompson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.