Gord Bell (Saskatchewan) finished 1-3 in the 0 team Pointoptical Curling Classic qualifying round, held December 2 - 5, 1999 in , . In their opening game, Bell lost 7-4 to Brad Hannah (Alberta), droppimg another game, 10-3 to Jeff Hartung (Saskatchewan) where Bell responded with a 7-1 win over Doug Harrison (Manitoba). Bell went on to lose 8-7 against Mark Olson (Manitoba) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Bell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Bell ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.