John Morris (Edmonton, AB) finished 1-3 in the 48-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Morris lost 8-1 to Nick Rizzo (Brantford, ON), droppimg another game, 10-0 to Sean Geall (New Westminster, BC) where Morris responded with a 7-4 win over Serge Reid (Kénogami, CAN). Morris went on to lose 8-3 against Mark Johnson (Edmonton, AB) 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.