John Morris (Calgary, AB) finished 2-3 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morris lost 9-4 to Brad Gushue (St. John`s, NL), droppimg another game, 5-3 to Jeff Stoughton (Winnipeg, MB). Morris lost 7-6 to Pat Simmons (Moose Jaw, SK) where Morris responded with a 9-4 win over Sweden's Peja Lindholm. Morris won 10-3 against Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Morris did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Morris ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.