Shawn Adams (Halifax, NS) finished 1-4 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Adams lost 8-5 to Kerry Burtnyk (Winnipeg, MB), droppimg another game, 5-3 to Kevin Martin (Edmonton, AB). Adams lost 7-6 to Thomas Ulsrud (Oslo, NOR) where Adams responded with a 9-0 win over Jason Larway (Bothwell, WA, USA). Adams went on to lose 6-5 against Pat Simmons (Davidson, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Adams did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Adams ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.