New Brunswick's Russ Howard finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, New Brunswick's Russ Howard defeated British Columbia's Greg McAulay 12-6, then won 6-4 against Manitoba's Kerry Burtnyk and 10-5 against Ontario's Wayne Middaugh. New Brunswick's Russ Howard won 7-6 against Ontario's John Morris. New Brunswick's Russ Howard went on to lose 8-7 against Manitoba's Jeff Stoughton. New Brunswick's Russ Howard responded with a 9-5 win over Alberta's Kevin Park. New Brunswick's Russ Howard went on to lose 7-3 against Alberta's Kevin Martin. New Brunswick's Russ Howard lost 5-4 to British Columbia's Bert Gretzinger. New Brunswick's Russ Howard lost 5-4 to Alberta's Randy Ferbey in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, New Brunswick's Russ Howard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. New Brunswick's Russ Howard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.