Jordan Nicholls (Brampton, ON) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Nicholls finished 0-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Nicholls lost 7-6 to Andrew McDonald (Midland, MI), droppimg another game, 5-1 to Stu Cohen (Columbus, OH) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Nicholls did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 669th to 673rd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Nicholls ranks 481st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.