Ben Mikkelsen (Thunder Bay, ON) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mikkelsen lost 5-3 to John Benton (Medford, WI), then responded with a 9-6 win over Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Mikkelsen won 5-3 against Ian Journeaux (Poynette, WI). Mikkelsen went on to lose 6-4 against Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess. Mikkelsen lost 7-2 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Mikkelsen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mikkelsen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.