Darryl Sobering (Denver, CO) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sobering lost 9-0 to Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, USA), droppimg another game, 6-3 to Steven Birklid (Seattle, WA). Sobering lost 8-3 to 's Scott Dunnam. Sobering lost 6-3 to Joe Polo (Eveleth, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Sobering gained -0.07 points improving upon their best 7 events, though dropped 4 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 505thplace overall with 0.347 total points. Sobering ranks 688th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.