Steve Birklid (Seattle, WA) finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birklid lost 8-6 to Greg Persinger (Fairbanks, AK), then responded with a 8-3 win over Richard Dimperio (Rochester, NY). Birklid went on to lose 9-1 against Matt Mielke (Medford, MA). Birklid responded with a 9-3 win over Brian Damon (Schenectady, NY). Birklid went on to lose 8-7 against Brandon Corbett (Rochester, NY) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 21 of the event schedule, Birklid did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 396th to 397th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 0.113 total points. Birklid ranks 642nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.