Eric Fenson (Bemidji, MN) finished 2-2 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Fenson lost 6-3 to Al Hackner (Thunder Bay , NONT), then responded with a 7-5 win over Jeremy Roe (Madison, WI). Fenson went on to lose 8-1 against Ryan Berg (West Fargo, ND). Fenson responded with a 1-0 win over Dale Gibbs (St Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Fenson did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 105th to 107th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 13.015 total points. Fenson ranks 134th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 3.925 points earned so far this season.