Seppo Sormunen (Duluth, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Sormunen finished 5-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Sormunen defeated Colorado's Darrick Kizlyk 7-5, then went on to lose 10-5 against Michigan's Chad Roberts. Sormunen responded with a 9-3 win over California's Justin McBride. Sormunen went on to lose 9-5 against Ryan Flippo (Anchorage, AK). Sormunen responded with a 9-2 win over Wisconsin's Stan Vinge. Sormunen went on to lose 11-8 against North Dakota's Ryan Berg. Sormunen responded with a 8-2 win over New Jersey's Ivaylo Petrov. Sormunen went on to lose 10-4 against Benj Guzman (Seattle, WA). Sormunen responded with a 10-4 win over Illinois's Jeff Wright in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Sormunen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Sormunen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.