Howard Rajala (Ottawa, ON) finished 1-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rajala lost 6-5 to Brian Lewis (Ottawa, ON), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Ghyslain Richard (Quebec, QC) where Rajala responded with a 7-6 win over Colin Dow (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Rajala did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 70th to 72nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 12.694 total points. Rajala ranks 459th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.