Zac Blanchard (Saint John, NB) finished 0-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blanchard lost 8-1 to Jamie Murphy (Halifax, NS), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Ed Cyr (Fredericton, NB). Blanchard lost 9-2 to Rod Aube (Fredericton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Blanchard did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 237th to 247th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 7.196 total points. Blanchard ranks 477th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.