Darrick Kizlyk (Colorado Springs, CO) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Kizlyk finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kizlyk lost 8-5 to Brady Clark (Lynwood, WA), then responded with a 8-7 win over Steve Pickle (Fargo, ND). Kizlyk won 9-3 against Brett Charpentier (St. Paul, MN), then won 7-6 against Miyo Konno (Monroe, WA) and 10-9 against Scott Olson (Littleton, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Kizlyk did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Kizlyk ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.