Todd Birr (Blaine, MN) finished 0-4 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr lost 8-4 to Minnesota's Mark Haluptzok, droppimg another game, 4-2 to Jake Vukich (Bemidji, MN). Birr lost 6-5 to Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA). Birr lost 6-0 to Al Hackner (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Birr did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 181st to 186th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 3.120 total points. Birr ranks 152nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.400 points earned so far this season.