Shinya Abe (Sapporo, JPN) finished 0-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Abe lost 6-5 to Johnson Tao (Edmonton, AB), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Parker Konschuh (Edmonton, AB). Abe lost 9-4 to DJ Kidby (Regina, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Abe gained -6.109 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 1 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 54thplace overall with 59.875 total points. Abe ranks 48th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 31.688 points earned so far this season.