Cory Christensen (Duluth, MN) finished 1-3 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen lost 6-1 to Ben Bevan (Ajax, ON), droppimg another game, 9-0 to Erika Brown (Madison, WI) where Christensen responded with a 6-4 win over Nicholas Visnich (Pittsburgh, PA). Christensen went on to lose 6-4 against Korey Dropkin (Wayland, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 1 of the event schedule, Christensen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Christensen ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.