Rui Liu (Harbin, CHN) finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Liu lost 5-3 to John Epping (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Reid Carruthers (Winnipeg, MB). Liu lost 9-1 to Chang-Min Kim (Uiseong, KOR). Liu lost 7-5 to Pat Simmons (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Liu did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 16th to 18th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 309.205 total points. Liu ranks 11th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 176.672 points earned so far this season.