Jeff Thomas (St. John's, NL) finished 2-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Thomas lost 7-4 to Brian Lewis (Ottawa, ON), then responded with a 8-2 win over Frank O'Driscoll (New Westminster, BC). Thomas went on to lose 12-3 against Ted Butler (Buckingham, QC). Thomas lost 8-3 to Brian Humble (Saskatoon, SK). Thomas lost 7-6 to Prince Edward Island's Peter Rosseau where Thomas responded with a 8-4 win over Ed Sattelberger (Yellowknife, NT). Thomas went on to lose 8-7 against Wayne Tallon (Fredericton, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
Thomas ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.