David Steinhauser (Omaha, NE) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, failed to advance to the playoff round, losing in the tiebreaker round, Steinhauser finished 0-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Steinhauser lost 10-4 to William Nordine (Kalamazoo, MI), droppimg another game, 12-10 to Matt Galas (Chicago, IL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Steinhauser did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Steinhauser ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.