Daniel Dudt (Malvern, PA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Dudt finished 7-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Dudt defeated Alex Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) 5-4, then went on to lose 6-2 against Mark Fenner (Bemidji, MN). Dudt responded with a 12-3 win over Sean Burchesky (Walpole, MA). Dudt won 7-4 against Korey Dropkin (Southborough, MA), then won 7-2 against Paul Tharalson (Grafton, ND) and 7-5 against Mackenzie Lank (Lewiston, NY). Dudt won 8-6 against Tyler Runing (Mankato, MN), then won 8-5 against Russell Passmore (Mapleton, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Dudt did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Dudt ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.