Matt Mielke (Boston, MA) finished 1-4 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Mielke lost 7-4 to Dylan Johnston (Thunder Bay, NONT), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Pete Fenson (Bemidji, MN). Mielke lost 6-5 to Andy Jukich (Duluth, MN) where Mielke responded with a 7-3 win over Justin McBride (Orange County, CA). Mielke went on to lose 6-5 against Ryan Lemke (Medford, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 9 of the event schedule, Mielke did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Mielke ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.