Wes Johnson (Seattle, WA) finished 3-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnson lost 9-7 to Pat Paslawski (Whitehorse, YK), then responded with a 8-5 win over Greg Persinger (Seattle, WA). Johnson won 11-6 against Steve Birklid (Fairbanks, AK), then won 9-2 against Dennis Thies (Fairbanks, AK) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Johnson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Johnson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.