Minnesota's Mike Farbelow finished 2-2 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Minnesota's Mike Farbelow defeated Mark Haluptzok (Duluth, MN) 7-5, then went on to lose 6-2 against Ontario's Joe Scharf. Minnesota's Mike Farbelow lost 5-4 to Matt Rudig (Madison, WI) where Minnesota's Mike Farbelow responded with a 7-1 win over Jason Smith (Ft. Myers, FL) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 15 of the event schedule, Minnesota's Mike Farbelow did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 147th to 149th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 7.380 total points. Minnesota's Mike Farbelow ranks 147th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.550 points earned so far this season.