Carl deConinck Smith (Rosetown, SK) finished 1-3 in the 32-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, deConinck Smith lost 8-4 to Sven Michel (Adelboden, SUI), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Shawn Joyce (Saskatoon, SK) where deConinck Smith responded with a 5-3 win over Jeff Hartung (Langenburg, SK). deConinck Smith went on to lose 9-4 against David Murdoch (Lockerbie, SCO) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 6 of the event schedule, deConinck Smith did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 45th to 49th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 31.630 total points. deConinck Smith ranks 31st overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.000 points earned so far this season.