Brian Damon (Schenectady , NY) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Damon finished 5-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Damon lost 12-4 to Heath McCormick (New York, NY), droppimg another game, 11-6 to Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) where Damon responded with a 8-3 win over Joseph Calabrese (Fairport, NY). Damon went on to lose 6-4 against Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Damon responded with a 5-4 win over Sean Murray (Rochester, NY). Damon won 7-6 against Clark Raven (Rochester, NY), then won 8-4 against Matt Holtwick (Elyria, OH) and 8-5 against Richard Van Cuyck (Fairport, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Damon did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Damon ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.