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