Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN) finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith defeated Courtney Lee Beauregard (Philadelphia, PA) 12-6, then won 7-2 against Matt Mielke (Fargo-Moorhead, ND) and 7-2 against Adam Stevinson (Denver, CO). Smith went on to lose 6-5 against Merlin Orvik (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.