Reid Carruthers (Beausejour, MB) finished 4-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Carruthers defeated James Pahl (Sherwood Park, AB) 9-7, then went on to lose 6-5 against Adrian Bakker (Calgary, AB). Carruthers responded with a 11-6 win over Colin Griffith (Grande Prairie, AB). Carruthers won 8-5 against Allan Lyburn (Brandon, MB), then won 7-2 against Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK). Carruthers went on to lose 10-7 against Jeff Erickson (Edmonton, AB). Carruthers lost 8-4 to Alberta's Brent Bawel in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Carruthers did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Carruthers ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.