Sam Steep (St. Catherines, ON) finished 0-3 in the 17-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Steep lost 11-5 to Cameron Goodkey (Ottawa, ON), droppimg another game, 6-5 to Robert Dickson (Napanee, ON). Steep lost 5-3 to Tyler Stewart (Waterloo, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. Steep move up 4 spots after posting a net gain of -0.626 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 109th overall with 36.459 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Steep ranks 100th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 35.207 points earned so far this season.