Stephen Imes (Columbus, OH) finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Imes defeated John Solem (St. Paul, MN) 6-5, then won 7-4 against Samuel Thiesse (Blaine, MN). Imes went on to lose 8-3 against Darren Kress (Chaska, MN). Imes responded with a 7-6 win over Bob Alwin (Blaine, MN). Imes went on to lose 6-5 against Bob Hedstrom (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Imes did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Imes ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.