Andy Jukich (Duluth, MN) finished 2-2 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jukich lost 8-3 to Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay, ON), then responded with a 6-3 win over Tom Scott (Hibbing, MN). Jukich won 9-1 against Mark Haluptzok (Bemidji, MN). Jukich went on to lose 4-2 against Craig Brown (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Jukich did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 344th to 346th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.585 total points. Jukich ranks 493rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.