North Dakota's Al Gulseth finished 2-7 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, North Dakota's Al Gulseth lost 8-7 to Illinois's Dave Durrant, droppimg another game, 8-5 to Wisconsin's Rob Hipke where North Dakota's Al Gulseth responded with a 11-5 win over Colorado's Darrick Kizlyk. North Dakota's Al Gulseth went on to lose 9-7 against Arizona's Fred Maxie. North Dakota's Al Gulseth lost 10-4 to Robb Borland (Mayfield, OH). North Dakota's Al Gulseth lost 10-7 to Scott Edie (Potomac, MD). North Dakota's Al Gulseth lost 7-2 to Andy Jukich (St. Paul, MN) where North Dakota's Al Gulseth responded with a 11-2 win over Alaska's Steve Shuttleworth. North Dakota's Al Gulseth went on to lose 13-4 against Brady Clark (Seattle, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, North Dakota's Al Gulseth did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. North Dakota's Al Gulseth ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.