Jason Smith (Ft. Myers, FL) finished 2-3 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith lost 4-3 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI), then responded with a 5-3 win over Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN). Smith went on to lose 7-5 against Tom Scott (Hibbing, MN). Smith responded with a 7-6 win over Northern Ontario's Bryan Burgess. Smith went on to lose 5-3 against Minnesota's Peter Stolt in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Smith did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Smith ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.