Rob Johnson (Calgary, AB) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnson lost 6-2 to Dale Goehring (Airdrie, AB), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Jacob Libbus (Okotoks, AB). Johnson lost 7-1 to Yusuke Morozumi (Karuizawa, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Johnson gained -1.641 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 3 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 162ndplace overall with 12.562 total points. Johnson ranks 157th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 6.000 points earned so far this season.