Paul Pustovar (Hibbing, MN) finished 3-5 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pustovar lost 11-8 to Eric Fenson (Bemidji, MN), droppimg another game, 5-4 to Peter Stolt (St. Paul, MN) where Pustovar responded with a 10-4 win over Ryan Berg (West Fargo, ND). Pustovar won 8-4 against Sean Murray (Rochester, NY). Pustovar went on to lose 7-5 against Derek Surka (New Haven, CT). Pustovar lost 8-3 to Mike Farbelow (Minneapolis, MN). Pustovar lost 9-4 to Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) where Pustovar responded with a 7-6 win over John Benton (Medford, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 23 of the event schedule, Pustovar did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 178th to 179th 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.