James Ballance (Okotoks, AB) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Ballance finished 0-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ballance lost 7-5 to Nathan Molberg (St. Albert, AB), droppimg another game, 7-4 to Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB). Ballance lost 7-2 to Ryan Jacques (Edmonton, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 7 of the event schedule, Ballance did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 419th to 422nd place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Ballance ranks 85th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.