Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) finished 1-4 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pustovar lost 9-2 to John Epping (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Jialiang Zang (Harbin, CHN). Pustovar lost 4-2 to Korey Dropkin (Blaine, USA) where Pustovar responded with a 8-0 win over Adam Casey (Charlottetown, PEI). Pustovar went on to lose 7-2 against Mick Lizmore (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 19 of the event schedule, Pustovar did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 198th place on the World Ranking Standings with 4.013 total points. Pustovar ranks 243rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.925 points earned so far this season.