David Temple (St. Paul, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Temple finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Temple defeated Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN) 6-5, then won 7-4 against John Gardner (St. Paul, MS) and 10-1 against Dean Skallman (Chaska, MN). Temple went on to lose 6-3 against Geoff Goodland (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Temple did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Temple ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.