James Grattan (Saint John, NB) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Grattan lost 5-4 to Sweden's Gustav Eskilsson, droppimg another game, 8-1 to Amos Mosaner (Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA) where Grattan responded with a 4-3 win over David Sik (Prague, CZE). Grattan won 7-4 against Ritvars Gulbis (Riga, LAT). Grattan went on to lose 5-2 against Felix Attinger (Dubendorf, SUI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Grattan did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 40th to 42nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 32.521 total points. Grattan ranks 498th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.