Philip DeVore (Duluth, MN) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, DeVore lost 7-5 to Joe Scharf (Thunder Bay, ON), droppimg another game, 6-4 to Tyler George (Duluth, MN) where DeVore responded with a 7-6 win over Dan Ruehl (Plymouth, MN). DeVore went on to lose 5-4 against Minnesota's Peter Stolt. DeVore lost 9-4 to Minnesota's Josh Bahr in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, DeVore did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. DeVore ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.