Colin Koivula (Thunder Bay, NONT) finished 8-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Koivula lost 5-3 to Mick Lizmore (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Doug MacKenzie (Windsor, NS) where Koivula responded with a 5-4 win over Chris Ford (St. John's, NL). Koivula won 5-4 against Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI), then won 6-2 against Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) and 7-3 against Dean Joanisse (New Westminster, BC). Koivula won 4-3 against Charlie Sullivan (Saint John, NB), then won 8-3 against Maxime Elmaleh (Quebec City, QC) and 6-3 against Steve Moss (Yellowknife, NT). Koivula won 6-2 against Bob Smallwood (Whitehorse, YK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Koivula did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Koivula ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.