George Austin (Ardsley, NY) finished 3-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Austin defeated Richard Dimperio (Rochester, NY) 7-1, then won 10-7 against Warren Barclay (Nashua, NH) and 8-7 against Melvin Shaw (Potomac, MD). Austin went on to lose 7-6 against Derek Surka (Bridgeport, CT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Austin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Austin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.