Adam Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) finished 0-5 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kitchens lost 11-0 to Northern Ontario's Jeff Currie, droppimg another game, 5-1 to Matt Stevens (Bemidji, MN). Kitchens lost 4-2 to Northern Ontario's Brian Adams Jr.. Kitchens lost 7-4 to Minnesota's Mike Farbelow. Kitchens lost 10-1 to Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Kitchens did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 513th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Kitchens ranks 364th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.