Leonard Gaines (Albany, NY) finished 1-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gaines lost 9-2 to Peter Stolt (Plymouth, MN), droppimg another game, 8-2 to Miyo Konno (Monroe, WA). Gaines lost 9-4 to David Cornfield (Seattle, WA). Gaines lost 10-2 to Andrew Ernst (Seattle, WA) where Gaines responded with a 8-7 win over Danielle Buchbinder (Buffalo, NY). Gaines went on to lose 7-2 against Alex Leichter (Wayland, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gaines did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gaines ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.