Mingjie Yuan (Beijing, CHN) finished 0-5 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Yuan lost 8-7 to Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI), droppimg another game, 6-1 to Jason Gunnlaugson (Winnipeg, MB). Yuan lost 5-3 to Steve Allen (Ottawa, ON). Yuan lost 7-3 to Martin Crete (St-Romuald, QC). Yuan lost 9-1 to Scott McDonald (Kingston, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 5 of the event schedule, Yuan did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 173rd to 174th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 11.982 total points. Yuan ranks 34th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 11.982 points earned so far this season.