Leland Rich (Fairbanks, AK) finished 2-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rich lost 9-3 to Peter Lundquist (Fairbanks, AK), then responded with a 10-5 win over Fraser (Whitehorse, YK). Rich won 11-2 against Gayle Hazen (Fairbanks, AK). Rich went on to lose 11-5 against Jason Larway (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rich did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rich ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.