Bernard Larouche (Val d'Or, QC) finished 0-4 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Larouche lost 6-2 to Patrick Bedard (Rouyn, QC), droppimg another game, 8-1 to Steeve Gagnon (Montreal, QC). Larouche lost 7-6 to Serge Palin (North Bay, ON). Larouche lost 8-4 to Marc Larouche (Kirkland Lake, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Larouche gained -0.031 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 20 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 514thplace overall with 0.213 total points. Larouche ranks 638th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.