Michael Fournier (Montreal, QC) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Fournier finished 3-4 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fournier defeated Steve Laycock (Saskatoon, SK) 5-2, then went on to lose 7-6 against Eddie MacKenzie (Charlottetown, PEI). Fournier lost 7-3 to John Epping (Toronto, ON). Fournier lost 9-6 to Reid Carruthers (West St. Paul, MB) where Fournier responded with a 8-3 win over Dave St. Louis (Iqaluit, NU). Fournier went on to lose 7-3 against Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste Marie, NONT). Fournier responded with a 7-6 win over James Grattan (Oromocto, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 31 of the event schedule, Fournier did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 58th to 59th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 126.344 total points. Fournier ranks 74th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 53.503 points earned so far this season.