Doug Kauffman (Seattle, WA) finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kauffman lost 8-6 to Chad Roberts (Detroit, MI), then responded with a 10-1 win over Charles Taggart (Ogden, UT). Kauffman won 9-6 against Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ), then won 9-5 against Greg Wilson (Chicago, IL) and 10-4 against Jeffrey Erickson (Superior, WI). Kauffman won 11-2 against Paul Mendoza (Burbank, CA), then won 7-2 against Darrick Kizlyk (Denver, CO). Kauffman went on to lose 8-7 against Aaron Wald (Bemidji, MN). Kauffman lost 7-1 to Roger Smith (Bismarck, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kauffman did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kauffman ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.