Allan Gitzel (Morris, MB) finished 2-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gitzel lost 7-2 to Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN), droppimg another game, 4-2 to Lu-An Chen (Harbin, CHN) where Gitzel responded with a 5-4 win over David Hamblin (Morris, MB). Gitzel won 7-5 against Sean Grassie (Winnipeg, MB). Gitzel went on to lose 4-2 against Chen in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 28 of the event schedule, Gitzel did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gitzel ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.