Mike McDonald (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald lost 7-6 to Dan Ostheimer (Houston, TX), then responded with a 7-6 win over Jomar Ochoco (St. Paul, MN). McDonald won 7-5 against Jeff Helstrom (Chaska, MN), then won 7-1 against Barrie Centon (St. Paul, MN). McDonald went on to lose 9-3 against Kyle Blade (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, McDonald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. McDonald ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.