's Merlin Orvik finished 4-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, 's Merlin Orvik lost 7-2 to 's Ross Litman, droppimg another game, 8-1 to Greg Eigner (Fort Wayne, IN) where 's Merlin Orvik responded with a 11-3 win over 's Daniel Hines. 's Merlin Orvik won 5-4 against 's George Godfrey, then won 7-3 against 's Bart Read and 8-3 against 's Ken Neidhart. 's Merlin Orvik went on to lose 7-4 against 's Leland Rich in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, 's Merlin Orvik did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. 's Merlin Orvik ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.