Aaron Wald (Bemidji, MN) finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wald lost 6-0 to Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO), then responded with a 12-2 win over Paul Mendoza (Burbank, CA). Wald won 7-5 against Charles Taggart (Ogden, UT). Wald went on to lose 9-4 against Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI). Wald responded with a 9-2 win over Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Wald went on to lose 7-6 against Roger Smith (Bismarck, ND). Wald responded with a 10-7 win over Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL). Wald won 8-7 against Doug Kauffman (Seattle, WA), then won 6-5 against Jeffrey Erickson (Superior, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Wald did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Wald ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.