Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, Pustovar finished 3-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pustovar defeated Joseph Bonfoey (Duluth, MN) 7-1, then won 11-3 against Matt Rudig (Madison, WI). Pustovar went on to lose 4-3 against John Benton (Medford, WI). Pustovar responded with a 8-7 win over Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis, MN). Pustovar went on to lose 8-4 against Blake Morton (McFarland, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Pustovar did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 176th to 178th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 5.875 total points. Pustovar ranks 170th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 2.700 points earned so far this season.