David Russell (La Crosse, WI) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Russell defeated Dave Jensen (Fargo, ND) 6-5, then went on to lose 6-5 against Ian Journeaux (Plover, WI). Russell responded with a 7-2 win over Ken Persinger (Fairbanks, AK). Russell won 7-5 against Jon Mielke (Bismarck, ND), then won 6-4 against Philip DeVore (Superior, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Russell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Russell ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.