Gary McCullough (Thornhill, ON) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McCullough lost 8-7 to Dennis Moretto (Woodbridge, ON), droppimg another game, 6-2 to Rasmus Stjerne (Copenhagen, DEN). McCullough lost 6-1 to Ontario's Ian Dickie. McCullough lost 10-1 to Daryl Shane (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, McCullough did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 412th to 424th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.200 total points. McCullough ranks 743rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.