Sam Steep (St. Catherines, ON) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Steep lost 7-5 to Robert Wright (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 8-4 to Sandy MacEwan (Sudbury, NONT). Steep lost 8-1 to Todd Birr (Ham Lake, MN). Steep lost 7-1 to Mark Kean (Woodstock, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Steep gained -0.626 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 1 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 143rdplace overall with 24.486 total points. Steep ranks 105th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 20.730 points earned so far this season.