Matt Holtwick (Cleveland, OH) finished 0-4 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Holtwick lost 5-2 to Gerry Geurts (London, ON), droppimg another game, 10-7 to Alexandra Carlson (St. Paul, MN). Holtwick lost 7-0 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI). Holtwick lost 7-5 to Greg Jorgensen (Detroit, MI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Holtwick did not improve upon their best events, dropping from th to 455th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Holtwick ranks 66th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.