Ian Fitzner-Leblanc (Halifax, NS) finished 2-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fitzner-Leblanc defeated Peter De Cruz (Geneva, SUI) 5-4, then went on to lose 8-7 against Adam Casey (Charlottetown, PEI). Fitzner-Leblanc lost 4-1 to Niklas Edin (Karlstad, SWE) where Fitzner-Leblanc responded with a 6-2 win over J.P. Lachance (Ottawa, ON). Fitzner-Leblanc went on to lose 7-1 against Jean-Michel Menard (Gatineau, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Fitzner-Leblanc did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 108th to 109th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 9.380 total points. Fitzner-Leblanc ranks 65th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 5.000 points earned so far this season.