Leland Rich (Fairbanks, AK) finished 1-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Rich lost 7-6 to Ken Neidhart (Lodi, WI), then responded with a 9-2 win over Steve Sirianni (Wausau, WI). Rich went on to lose 8-7 against Scott Edie (Middletown, MD). Rich lost 8-4 to Craig Disher (Rolla, ND). Rich lost 7-5 to Ken Sambor (Bismarck, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Rich did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Rich ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.