Korey Dropkin (Blaine, USA) finished 3-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dropkin defeated Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, NONT) 5-2, then won 6-3 against Washington's Brady Clark. Dropkin went on to lose 6-4 against Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay, ON). Dropkin responded with a 6-4 win over Fred Maxie (Madison, WI). Dropkin went on to lose 6-5 against Tom Scott (Hibbing, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 17 of the event schedule, Dropkin did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 94th to 95th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 14.618 total points. Dropkin ranks 82nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.530 points earned so far this season.