John Shuster (Duluth, MN) finished 2-2 in the 30-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Shuster lost 7-4 to Trevor Bonot (Thunder Bay, ON), then responded with a 6-3 win over Evan Jensen (St. Paul, MN). Shuster won 6-1 against Philip DeVore (Duluth, MN). Shuster went on to lose 7-3 against Minnesota's Kris Perkovich in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Shuster did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 43rd to 45th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 40.000 total points. Shuster ranks 34th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 29.800 points earned so far this season.