Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) finished 3-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Korte defeated Alberta's Tim Schneider 7-6, then went on to lose 8-6 against Manitoba's Vic Peters. Korte lost 7-6 to Manitoba's Kerry Burtnyk where Korte responded with a 10-2 win over Ontario's Chad McMullan. Korte won 7-6 against Saskatchewan's Glen Despins. Korte went on to lose 2-1 against Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Korte did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Korte ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.