Ryan Flippo (Anchorage, AK) finished 4-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Flippo defeated Benj Guzman (Seattle, WA) 10-5, then went on to lose 10-4 against North Dakota's Ryan Berg. Flippo responded with a 11-7 win over Wisconsin's Stan Vinge. Flippo won 9-5 against Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN). Flippo went on to lose 9-2 against Illinois's Jeff Wright. Flippo responded with a 12-6 win over California's Justin McBride. Flippo went on to lose 10-5 against Michigan's Chad Roberts. Flippo lost 11-4 to Colorado's Darrick Kizlyk. Flippo lost 11-2 to New Jersey's Ivaylo Petrov in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Flippo did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Flippo ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.