Eric Fenson (Bemidji, MN) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fenson lost 4-3 to Todd Birr (Mankato, MN), droppimg another game, 7-5 to Northern Ontario's Jeff Currie. Fenson lost 7-5 to Randy Cumming (Mankato, MN). Fenson lost 7-0 to Minnesota's John Shuster where Fenson responded with a 4-3 win over Adam Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Fenson did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 207th to 213th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 2.650 total points. Fenson ranks 136th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.900 points earned so far this season.