Chris Gardner (Arnprior, ON) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gardner defeated Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) 8-5, then went on to lose 7-3 against Dale Matchett (Bradford, ON). Gardner lost 7-2 to Brad Gushue (St. John's, NL). Gardner lost 7-3 to Pierre Charette (Etchemin, QC) where Gardner responded with a 9-3 win over Denis Cordick (Georgetown, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gardner did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gardner ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.