Bruce Korte (Saskatoon, SK) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Korte lost 9-2 to Wayne Middaugh (Toronto, ON), droppimg another game, 10-7 to Lowell Peterman (Red Deer, AB). Korte lost 6-2 to Russ Howard (Penatanguishene, ON). Korte lost 1-0 to Dale Duguid (Winnipeg, MB) where Korte responded with a 8-3 win over Greg Anholt (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Korte did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Korte ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.