Scott Smith (Calgary, AB) finished 0-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 9-2 to Rhett Friesz (Calgary, AB), droppimg another game, 8-6 to Lyle Kent (Airdrie, AB). Smith lost 6-2 to Zezhong Zhang (HARBIN, CHN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 372nd to 382nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.495 total points. Smith ranks 700th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.