Tom Scott (Hibbing, MN) finished 1-3 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Scott lost 7-5 to Craig Brown (Madison, WI), droppimg another game, 9-2 to Mark Haluptzok (Bemidji, MN). Scott lost 6-3 to Andy Jukich (Duluth, MN) where Scott responded with a 5-4 win over Jeff Currie (Thunder Bay, ON) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Scott did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 620th place on the World Ranking Standings with 0.000 total points. Scott ranks 467th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.