James Pahl (Edmonton, AB) finished 2-7 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pahl lost 9-4 to Ron Rosengren (Thunder Bay, NONT), droppimg another game, 9-3 to Wes Craig (Duncan, BC) where Pahl responded with a 8-1 win over Peter Mackey (Iqaluit, NU). Pahl went on to lose 7-5 against Alex Smith (St. John's, NL). Pahl lost 7-5 to Phil Gorveatt (Montague, PEI). Pahl lost 7-1 to Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) where Pahl responded with a 9-2 win over Terry Miller (Whitehorse, YK). Pahl went on to lose 8-1 against Bryan Cochrane (Russell, ON). Pahl lost 8-7 to Cory Vanthuyne (Yellowknife, NT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Pahl ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.