Nolan Blaeser (New Westminster, BC) finished 0-3 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Blaeser lost 6-1 to Rob Nobert (VERNON, BC), droppimg another game, 5-3 to John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Blaeser lost 6-1 to Kohsuke Hirata (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Blaeser did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Blaeser ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.