John Benton (Medford, WI) finished 3-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Benton defeated Peter Stolt (St. Paul, MN) 8-3, then went on to lose 8-3 against Eric Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Benton responded with a 8-3 win over Sean Murray (Rochester, NY). Benton went on to lose 8-4 against Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis, MN). Benton lost 6-4 to Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Benton lost 6-3 to Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) where Benton responded with a 7-3 win over Ryan Berg (West Fargo, ND). Benton went on to lose 7-6 against Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Benton did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 130th place on the World Ranking Standings with 10.643 total points. Benton ranks 97th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.030 points earned so far this season.