Becca Hamilton (Madison, WI) finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hamilton defeated Jeremy Roe (Madison, WI) 8-4, then went on to lose 7-6 against Derek Surka (Fort Wayne, IN). Hamilton lost 7-6 to Josh Bahr (bemidji, MN). Hamilton lost 7-2 to Stephen Dropkin (Wayland, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Hamilton did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Hamilton ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.