Andrew Ness (Bellmore, NY) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Ness finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ness defeated Mark McElwee (Lansing, MI) 6-5, then won 8-4 against David Wiesen (San Francisco, CA). Ness went on to lose 9-3 against Garnet Eckstrand (Kalamazoo, MI). Ness lost 9-1 to Matt Galas (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Ness did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ness ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.