Todd Birr (Mankato, MN) finished 3-3 in the 31-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birr defeated Ontario's Don Bowser 9-7, then went on to lose 8-7 against Glenn Howard (Coldwater, ON). Birr responded with a 4-3 win over Mark Homan (Ottawa, ON). Birr went on to lose 9-2 against John Epping (Toronto, ON). Birr responded with a 7-4 win over Markus Skogvold (Hamar, NOR). Birr went on to lose 7-1 against Ontario's Jake Higgs in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 12 of the event schedule, Birr did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 73rd to 77th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 17.744 total points. Birr ranks 97th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.850 points earned so far this season.