Dan Ruehl (Plymouth, MN) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ruehl lost 9-0 to Tyler George (Duluth, MN), droppimg another game, 10-3 to Minnesota's Peter Stolt. Ruehl lost 7-6 to Philip DeVore (Duluth, MN). Ruehl lost 7-4 to Minnesota's Josh Bahr where Ruehl responded with a 1-0 win over Joe Scharf (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Ruehl did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Ruehl ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.