Danielle Buchbinder (Buffalo, NY) finished 2-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Buchbinder lost 11-5 to Peter Stolt (Plymouth, MN), then responded with a 9-7 win over Andrew Ernst (Seattle, WA). Buchbinder went on to lose 9-8 against Alex Leichter (Wayland, MA). Buchbinder responded with a 10-7 win over Miyo Konno (Monroe, WA). Buchbinder went on to lose 8-3 against David Cornfield (Seattle, WA). Buchbinder lost 8-7 to Leonard Gaines (Albany, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Buchbinder did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Buchbinder ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.