Tim Clafin (Brookline, MA) finished 0-4 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Clafin lost 9-3 to Dean Wadland (Schenectady, NY), droppimg another game, 10-1 to Ivaylo Petrov (Plainfield, NJ). Clafin lost 11-1 to David Bykowski (Potomac, MD). Clafin lost 10-4 to Peter Bialek (Wayland, MA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Clafin did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Clafin ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.