Mike Badiuk (Thunder Bay, NONT) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Badiuk lost 9-2 to Matt Dunstone (Regina, SK), droppimg another game, 8-3 to Qiang Zou (Beijing, CHN). Badiuk lost 5-3 to Tanner Lott (Winnipeg Beach, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Badiuk did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 67th to 68th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 61.565 total points. Badiuk ranks 545th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.